(さんぎょう)(かくめい)

さんぎょうかくめい
noun
Industrial Revolution
academichistorysociety
1. Industrial Revolution; industrial revolution
The major transformation of manufacturing and industry that began in Britain in the late 18th century. Also used more broadly to describe any large-scale industrial transformation.
産業(さんぎょう)革命(かくめい)イギリス(はじ)まった
The Industrial Revolution began in Britain.
AI第四次(だいよじ)産業(さんぎょう)革命(かくめい)()ばれている
AI is called the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution drastically changed people's lives.

Usage

A standard historical term taught in Japanese schools. Also used metaphorically: 第三次(だいさんじ)産業(さんぎょう)革命(かくめい) (Third Industrial Revolution), 第四次(だいよじ)産業(さんぎょう)革命(かくめい) (Fourth Industrial Revolution) referring to digital and AI transformations.

Common collocations

  • 第一次(だいいちじ)産業(さんぎょう)革命(かくめい) (First Industrial Revolution)
  • 産業(さんぎょう)革命(かくめい)時代(じだい) (era of the Industrial Revolution)
  • 産業(さんぎょう)革命(かくめい)()きる (an industrial revolution occurs)