How to say 'Factory' in Japanese | 工場

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The Japanese word for Factory is 'Koujou', written as 工場 in Japanese.'Factory' in hiragana is こうじょう.

word

工場

Meaning

Factory

Reading

こうじょう

koujou

Kanji

工Construction 場Place

Explanation

The Japanese noun '工場 (こうじょう)' means 'factory'. It refers to a place where goods are manufactured or processed, often involving machinery and industrial operations. This word is commonly used in contexts related to industry, production, and manufacturing. For example: The factory is large「その工場は大きい」(そのこうじょうはおおきい). I work at a car factory「私は自動車工場で働いています」(わたしはじどうしゃこうじょうではたらいています). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe a place where something is produced or created in large quantities, such as 'a factory of ideas'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1237

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 工場

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

工

Meaning

Construction

kanji

場

Meaning

Place

Words Related to 工場 Through the Kanji 工

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 工 as well.

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工事

Meaning

Construction

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加工

Meaning

Processing

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工業

Meaning

Industry

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工学

Meaning

Engineering

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工学部

Meaning

Engineering

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人工

Meaning

Artificial

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工夫

Meaning

Device, Scheme

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工作

Meaning

Craft, Manipulation

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大工

Meaning

Carpenter

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細工

Meaning

Craft, Trick

Words Related to 工場 Through the Kanji 場

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 場 as well.

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場合

Meaning

Case

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場

Meaning

Place

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場所

Meaning

Place

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市場

Meaning

Market

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売り場

Meaning

Sales floor

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立場

Meaning

Position, Standpoint

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入場券

Meaning

Ticket

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飛行場

Meaning

Airport

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現場

Meaning

Site

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駐車場

Meaning

Parking lot

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場面

Meaning

Scene

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職場

Meaning

Workplace

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出場

Meaning

Appearance, Participation

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運動場

Meaning

Playground

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会場

Meaning

Venue

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相場

Meaning

Market price

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広場

Meaning

Plaza

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劇場

Meaning

Theater

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入場

Meaning

Entrance

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戦場

Meaning

Battlefield

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道場

Meaning

Dojo

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登場

Meaning

Appearance

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上場

Meaning

Listing

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牧場

Meaning

Pasture, Ranch

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風呂場

Meaning

Bathroom

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