造船

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 造船 is read ぞうせん and means shipbuilding, the construction of ships.
• Basic usage: In この港町は、長く造船で栄えてきた。, the port city has prospered through shipbuilding for many years.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Activity and place
  • 造船 is the activity of building ships, whereas 造船所 is a shipyard. The final 所 marks the place where the work is done.