加工(かこう)

かこう
noun / suru verb
processing; manufacturing
1. processing; manufacturing
The act of working on raw materials to change their form or properties, such as processing food, machining metal, or editing images.
木材(もくざい)を加工(かこう)する。
To process lumber.
この工場(こうじょう)では金属(きんぞく)の加工(かこう)を行(おこな)っている。
This factory carries out metal processing.
写真(しゃしん)を加工(かこう)してSNSに投稿(とうこう)する人(ひと)が増(ふ)えている。
More and more people are editing photos and posting them on social media.

Covers a wide range of processing activities: food processing, metalworking, woodworking, and digital image editing. The word 加工(かこう)品(ひん) (processed product) is commonly seen on food labels.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 食品(しょくひん)加工(かこう): food processing
  • 加工(かこう)品(ひん): processed product
  • 画像(がぞう)加工(かこう): image editing
  • 金属(きんぞく)加工(かこう): metalworking
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