carry out · give

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 施 has 9 strokes; 施工 is read せこう, and 施行 is read しこう.
• Basic usage: 施工 means carrying out construction work; 施行 means putting rules or a system into effect.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Construction and implementation
  • 設計図どおりに施工されているか asks whether construction follows the drawings. 施工 connects the plans with the work carried out on site.
  • 制度の施行前 means before a system is implemented. The two words look and sound similar, but the choice depends on whether the subject is construction or the implementation of rules and systems.