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industry, business sector
Economic activity concerned with the production of goods or services.
自動車産業は重要だ。
The automobile industry is important.
IT産業が発展している。
The IT industry is developing.
この地域では観光産業が盛んで、多くの人が働いている。
Tourism is thriving in this region, and many people work in it.
産業 refers to industry or economic sectors in a broad sense.
KANJI:
産 (produce) + 業 (business) - the business of producing goods or services.
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 産業革命: Industrial Revolution
- 観光産業: tourism industry
- 自動車産業: automobile industry
- 第一次/第二次/第三次産業: primary/secondary/tertiary industries
CONTRAST:
- 産業: broad term covering all economic sectors
- 工業: manufacturing/industrial sector specifically
- 商業: commerce, trade