Word Meaning 木造

もくぞう mokuzou

木造 is read as もくぞう (mokuzou) and means wooden.

Meaning

English

  1. wooden
  2. made of wood
  3. wooden construction

Reading

Kana

もくぞう

Romaji

mokuzou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 2270 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

木構造

きこうぞう

tree structure

木構造

もっこうぞう

wooden construction

木造住宅

もくぞうじゅうたく

wooden house

木造り

きづくり

gardener

木造家屋

もくぞうかおく

wooden house

木造建築物

もくぞうけんちくぶつ

wooden building

木鉄交造船

もくてつこうぞうせん

composite vessel construction (wood, iron, etc.)

木造建築

もくぞうけんちく

wooden building

木造船

もくぞうせん

wooden ship

木造建築士

もくぞうけんちくし

registered architect with a license for wood construction

丸木造り

まるきづくり

rustic work

寄せ木造り

よせぎづくり

joined block construction of a statue

Example Sentences

10

The castle is wooden.

That old house is made of wood.

The majority of Japanese temples are made out of wood.

Wooden buildings catch fire easily.

Most Japanese houses are built of wood.

Wooden buildings catch fire easily.

The Horyuji is the oldest wooden building in the world.

It is the oldest wooden building in existence.

I'd rather live in a wooden house.

The ancient ones built the sorrowful lighthouses to guide their miserable wooden ships.