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How to say 'Industry' in Japanese | 工業

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The Japanese word for Industry is 'Kougyou', written as 工業 in Japanese.'Industry' in hiragana is こうぎょう.

    word

    工業

    Meaning

    Industry

    Reading

    こうぎょう

    kougyou

    Kanji

    工Construction 業Business

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '工業 (こうぎょう)' refers to 'industry', specifically the sector involved in the production of goods using machinery and factories. It is often used in contexts discussing manufacturing, technology, and economic activities. For example: Japan is known for its advanced industry「日本は先進的な工業で知られている」(にほんはせんしんてきなこうぎょうでしられている). The city developed rapidly due to its thriving industry「その都市は繁栄する工業のおかげで急速に発展した」(そのとしははんえいするこうぎょうのおかげできゅうそくにはってんした). This term is distinct from '農業 (のうぎょう)' (agriculture) and '商業 (しょうぎょう)' (commerce), which refer to other sectors of the economy.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1978

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 工業

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    工

    Meaning

    Construction

  • kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

Words Related to 工業 Through the Kanji 工

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 工 as well.

  • word

    工事

    Meaning

    Construction

  • word

    工場

    Meaning

    Factory

  • word

    加工

    Meaning

    Processing

  • word

    工学

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    工学部

    Meaning

    Engineering

  • word

    人工

    Meaning

    Artificial

  • word

    工夫

    Meaning

    Device, Scheme

  • word

    工作

    Meaning

    Craft, Manipulation

  • word

    大工

    Meaning

    Carpenter

  • word

    細工

    Meaning

    Craft, Trick

Words Related to 工業 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

    産業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    作業

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    業務

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    卒業

    Meaning

    Graduation

  • word

    職業

    Meaning

    Occupation

  • 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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