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above ground 地上 chijō

air tight 気密 kimitsu
ante-chamber (airlock passageway),
風除室 fūjo-shitsu
vestibule
architect 建築家 kenchikuka
architecture 建築 kenchiku
area 面積 menseki
area, region 地域 chi'iki
art gallery, art museum 美術館 bijutsukan
as built drawing 竣工図 shunkō-zu
authority 知事 chiji
axis (grid) 通り芯、通芯 tōrishin
basement 地階 chikai
basement, cellar, underground 地下 chika
basic, preliminary design 基本設計 kihon sekkei
bathroom, bath 浴室 yoku-shitsu
bottom edge/surface 下端 katan, shitaba
bridge inspection 橋梁検査 kyōryō kensa
building 建物 tatemono
building area 建築面積 kenchiku menseki
building restriction 建築制限 kenchiku seigen
building use 建物用途 tatemono yōto
ceiling, exposed 直天井 jikatenjō
changing, dressing, locker room 脱衣室、更衣室 datsui-shitsu, kōi-shitsu
city 都市、市、都会 toshi, shi, tokai
city planning area 都市計画区域 toshi keikaku kuiki
completion 完了、完成 kanryō, kansei
completion (e.g. of construction) 竣工 shunkō
construction 建設 kensetsu
construction, structure 構造 kōzō
construction work 工事 kōji
corner site 角敷地 kado-shikichi
crest, crown; top surface 天端 tenba
crown molding (ceiling) 回り縁 mawaribuchi
cultural facility 文化施設 bunka shisetsu
design change 設計変更 sekkei henkō
design change instruction 設計変更指示書 sekkei henkō shiji-sho
designer 設計者 sekkeisha
detail 詳細 shōsai
detailed, final design 実施設計 jisshi sekkei
dimension 寸法 sunpō
ditch; drainage 排水溝 haisuimizo
door 扉 tobira
door (Western-style) ドア doa
(door) frame 枠 waku
(door, hardware) flush pull 掘込み引手 horikomi hikite
downpipe (rainwater) 縦樋 tatetoi
downstand wall 垂れ壁 tarekabe
drainage; ditch 排水溝 haisuimizo
(drawing) interior, wall elevation 展開図 tenkai-zu
(drawing) layout, site plan 配置図 haichi-zu
(drawing) perspective パース pāsu
(drawing) site plan 敷地図 shikichi-zu
dressing, changing, locker room 脱衣室、更衣室 datsui-shitsu, kōi-shitsu
drywall, gypsum board, plasterboard 石膏ボード sekkō-boodo
electrolytic colouring (of anodized
電解着色 denkai chakushoku
aluminium)
elevation: interior, wall 展開図 tenkai-zu
engineer 工学者 kōgakusha
engineered wood, laminated wood 集成材 shūseizai
engineering 工学 kōgaku
equipment 設備 setsubi
exposed ceiling 直天井 jikatenjō
facility 施設 shisetsu
feature 特徴 tokuchō
final, detailed design 実施設計 jisshi sekkei
fire extinguisher 消火器 shōkaki
fire extinguishing equipment 消火設備 shōka setsubi
fire protection equipment 防火設備 bōka setsubi
fireproof 耐火 taika
floor 床 yuka
(flooring) transition profile 床見切り yuka mikiri
galvanised steel 亜鉛メッキ鋼 aenmekki-kō
geothermal 地熱 jinetsu
geothermal utilization 地熱利用 jinetsu riyō
gradient; slope 勾配 kōbai
groundbreaking ceremony 起工式 kikōshiki
ground improvement 地盤改良 jiban kairyō
gutter 軒樋 nokidoi
gypsum board, drywall, plasterboard 石膏ボード sekkō-bōdo
handrail 手摺 tesuri
health and safety 安全衛生 anzen eisei
highway 道路、高速道路 dōro, kōsokudōro
hospital 病院 byōin
housing 住宅 jūtaku
inspection opening 点検口 tenken-guchi
interior, wall elevation drawing 展開図 tenkai-zu
joint 目地 meji
kitchen, galley 厨房 chūbō
kitchenette, small kitchen 湯沸室 yuwakashi-shitsu
laminated aluminium composite panel アルミ積層複合パネル arumi sekisō fukugō paneru
laminated wood, engineered wood 集成材 shūseizai
layout drawing, site plan drawing 配置図 haichi-zu
lifelong learning center AE/ centre BE 生涯学習センター shōgai gakushū sentā
location 所在地 shozaichi
locker, dressing, changing room 脱衣室、更衣室 datsui-shitsu, kōi-shitsu
manhole 人孔 jinkō
material 材料 zairyō
matte color AE/colour BE 艶消し色 tsuyakeshi-iro
municipal 都市 toshi
museum 博物館 hakubutsukan
number of stairs or
階数 kaisū
stories AE / storeys BE
opening (e.g. window, door) 開口部 kaikō-bu
outlet (e.g. for piping) 取出口 toride-guchi
SOP (合成樹脂調合ペイン SOP (gōsei jushi chōgō
(paint) SOP (synthetic-resin oil-based paint)
ト) peinto)
paper sliding door 障子 shōji
partition (wall), partitioning 間仕切り majikiri
partition wall 間仕切り壁 majikiri kabe
pedestrian 歩行者 hokōsha
perspective drawing パース pāsu
pillar 柱 hashira
piping, plumbing 配管 haikan
plan drawing 平面図 heimenzu
plaster, stucco 漆喰、化粧漆喰 shikkui, keshō shikkui
plasterboard, drywall, gypsum board 石膏ボード sekkō-bōdo
plaza 広場 hiroba
preliminary, basic design 基本設計 kihon sekkei
plumbing, piping 配管 haikan
plywood 合板 gōhan
quasi city planning area 準都市計画区域 juntoshi keikaku kuiki
quasi fireproof 準耐火 juntaika
rainwater downpipe 縦樋 tatetoi
rainwater gutter 軒樋 nokidoi
region, area 地域 chi'iki
research facility 研究施設 kenkyū shisetsu
residence, residential building 住宅 jūtaku
residential area 住居地域 jūkyo chi'iki
road, street 道、途、路 michi
road, highway 道路 dōro
roof 屋根 yane
roof, rooftop 屋上 okujō
room 部屋 heya
subterranean / underground passage 地下街 chikagai
scaffolding 足場 ashiba
section 断面 danmen
section drawing, section view 断面図 danmenzu
Shinto shrine 神社 jinja
shop drawing 生産設計図 seisan sekkeizu
site 敷地 shikichi
site area 敷地面積 shikichi menseki
site plan 敷地図 shikichi-zu
site plan, layout drawing 配置図 haichi-zu
skirting 幅木 habagi
slope; gradient 勾配 kōbai
smoke baffle, smoke curtain 防煙垂壁 bōen tarekabe
smoke extraction equipment 排煙設備 haien setsubi
sound insulation 遮音 shaon
stairs, stairway, staircase 階段 kaidan
(stair) nosing, nose 段鼻 danbana
(stair) nosing protrusion 蹴込み kekomi
(stair) rise height, rise 蹴上げ keage
(stair) riser 蹴込み、蹴込み板 kekomi, kekomi'ita
(stair) step 段差 dansa
(stair) tread 段板 dan'ita
(stair) tread depth, going 踏面 tōmen
stucco, plaster 漆喰、化粧漆喰 shikkui, keshō shikkui
street 道、途、路 michi
structural design 構造設計 kōzō sekkei
structure, construction 構造 kōzō
technical standard 技術的基準 gijutsu-teki kijun
temple (Buddhist) 寺 tera
toilet roll holder 紙巻器 kamimaki-ki
top edge/surface 上端（＝天端、ant:下端） jōtan
top surface; crest, crown 天端 tenba
total floor area 延床面積 nobeyuka menseki
town 都市、町 toshi, machi
tree species 樹種 kishu
underground, basement, cellar 地下 chika
underground / subterranean shopping mall 地下街 chikagai
university 大学 daigaku
unless otherwise specified 特に指定のない場合 tokuni shitei no nai ba'ai
urban 都市、アーバン toshi, āban
urbanization AE/ urbanisation BE 都市化 toshika
(Japanese type) veranda, porch,
縁側 engawa
open corridor
vestibule, ante-chamber (airlock
風除室 fūjo-shitsu
passageway)
wall 壁 kabe
wall, interior elevation drawing 展開図 tenkai-zu
wall-mounted 壁掛け式 kabekakeshiki
[wall] partition wall 間仕切り壁 majikiri kabe
water service, water supply 水道 suidō
WC (for disabled) WC（身障者用） wc (shinshōsha-yō)
western style 洋風 yōfū
window 窓 ｍ ado
window sill 窓台 madodai
wood species 木材類 mokuzai-rui
the Works (as specified in a contract) 一工程の施工 ichi kōtei no sekō
year of completion 竣工年 shunkō-nen