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How to say 'Industry' in Japanese | 産業

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The Japanese word for Industry is 'Sangyou', written as 産業 in Japanese.'Industry' in hiragana is さんぎょう.

    word

    産業

    Meaning

    Industry

    Reading

    さんぎょう

    sangyou

    Kanji

    産Give birth 業Business

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '産業 (さんぎょう)' refers to 'industry' or 'industrial sector'. It broadly encompasses the production of goods or services within an economy, including manufacturing, agriculture, and technology. This term is often used in discussions about economic development, business, and societal progress. For example: Japan's automobile industry is advanced「日本の自動車産業は進んでいます」(にほんのじどうしゃさんぎょうはすすんでいます). The fishing industry is important for this region「この地域では漁業産業が重要です」(このちいきではぎょぎょうさんぎょうがじゅうようです). Note that '産業' can also refer to specific sectors, such as '農業産業 (のうぎょうさんぎょう)' (agricultural industry) or 'IT産業 (あいてぃーさんぎょう)' (IT industry).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    899

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 産業

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    産

    Meaning

    Give birth

  • kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

Words Related to 産業 Through the Kanji 産

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 産 as well.

  • word

    生産

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    お土産

    Meaning

    Souvenir

  • word

    不動産屋

    Meaning

    Real estate agent

  • word

    資産

    Meaning

    Assets

  • word

    財産

    Meaning

    Property

  • word

    動産

    Meaning

    Movables

  • word

    共産

    Meaning

    Communism

  • word

    国産

    Meaning

    Domestic

  • word

    産地

    Meaning

    Origin, Producing area

  • word

    出産

    Meaning

    Childbirth

  • word

    産

    Meaning

    Product

  • word

    共産主義

    Meaning

    Communism

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    遺産

    Meaning

    Inheritance

  • word

    土産

    Meaning

    Souvenir

  • word

    破産

    Meaning

    Bankruptcy

  • word

    倒産

    Meaning

    Bankruptcy

Words Related to 産業 Through the Kanji 業

These 23 Words contain the Kanji 業 as well.

  • word

    企業

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    授業

    Meaning

    Lesson

  • word

    事業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    業務

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    卒業

    Meaning

    Graduation

  • word

    職業

    Meaning

    Occupation

  • word

    工業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    農業

    Meaning

    Agriculture

  • word

    従業

    Meaning

    Employment

  • word

    営業

    Meaning

    Business

  • word

    休業

    Meaning

    Closure, Suspension

  • word

    残業

    Meaning

    Overtime

  • word

    失業

    Meaning

    Unemployment

  • word

    従業員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    業績

    Meaning

    Achievement, Performance

  • word

    漁業

    Meaning

    Fishing

  • word

    業界

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    業者

    Meaning

    Trader, Contractor

  • word

    商業

    Meaning

    Commerce

  • word

    開業

    Meaning

    Business, Opening

  • word

    創業

    Meaning

    Founding

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