工場(こうじょう)

こうじょう
noun
factory
1. factory, plant
A building where goods are manufactured or processed.
父(ちち)は工場(こうじょう)で働(はたら)いています。
My father works at a factory.
この車(くるま)は日本(にほん)の工場(こうじょう)で作(つく)られました。
This car was made at a factory in Japan.
来月(らいげつ)、子供(こども)たちと工場(こうじょう)見学(けんがく)に行(い)く予定(よてい)です。
Next month, I plan to go on a factory tour with the kids.

工場(こうじょう) means factory—a place where goods are manufactured.

COMPONENTS:
工(こう) (craft) + 場(じょう) (place) = manufacturing place

READINGS:

  • こうじょう: standard, larger factories
  • こうば: smaller workshops, often family-run

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 工場(こうじょう)見学(けんがく): factory tour
  • 工場(こうじょう)長(ちょう): factory manager
  • 食品(しょくひん)工場(こうじょう): food factory
  • 自動車(じどうしゃ)工場(こうじょう): automobile plant

RELATED WORDS:

  • 製造(せいぞう): manufacturing
  • 生産(せいさん): production
  • 工業(こうぎょう): industry

CULTURAL NOTE:
工場(こうじょう)見学(けんがく) (factory tours) are popular in Japan—many food/beverage companies offer free tours with samples.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:24 · Revised 2026.2.24 10:54
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