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industry, manufacturing
Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods.
自動車工業が有名だ。
It's famous for its automobile industry.
日本は工業が発達している。
Japan has developed industry.
この地域は工業が盛んで、多くの工場がある。
This region has thriving industry, and there are many factories.
工業 means industry or manufacturing, referring to the production of goods from raw materials.
TYPES:
- 重工業: heavy industry
- 軽工業: light industry
- 自動車工業: automobile industry
- 化学工業: chemical industry
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 工業地帯: industrial zone
- 工業製品: industrial products
- 工業国: industrialized nation
- 工業化: industrialization
CONTRAST:
- 商業: commerce, trade
- 農業: agriculture
- 産業: industry (broader term)