(すいさん)(かこう)

すいさんかこう
noun
seafood processing; marine product processing
1. seafood processing; marine product processing
The industry and practice of processing raw fish and other marine products into preserved, prepared, or packaged food items. Includes smoking, drying, canning, and freezing of seafood.
この(まち)水産(すいさん)加工(かこう)(さか)えている。
This town thrives on seafood processing.
水産(すいさん)加工(かこう)(ひん)輸出(ゆしゅつ)()えている。
Exports of processed seafood products are increasing.
北海道(ほっかいどう)水産(すいさん)加工(かこう)(ぎょう)(さか)んで、干物(ひもの)缶詰(かんづめ)全国(ぜんこく)出荷(しゅっか)している。
Hokkaido has a thriving seafood processing industry, shipping dried fish and canned goods nationwide.

A compound of 水産(すいさん) (marine products, fishery) and 加工(かこう) (processing). Japan's extensive coastline and fishing tradition make seafood processing a significant industry, particularly in northern regions like Hokkaido and the Sanriku coast.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 水産(すいさん)加工(かこう)(ひん): processed seafood products
  • 水産(すいさん)加工(かこう)(ぎょう): seafood processing industry
  • 水産(すいさん)加工(かこう)工場(こうじょう): seafood processing plant
  • 水産(すいさん)加工(かこう)会社(かいしゃ): seafood processing company

PRODUCT EXAMPLES:

  • 干物(ひもの): dried fish
  • 蒲鉾(かまぼこ): fish cake
  • 缶詰(かんづめ): canned seafood
  • 塩辛(しおから): salted and fermented seafood
  • ()製品(せいひん): surimi products

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 水産業(すいさんぎょう): fishery industry — the broader fishing and aquaculture sector
  • 食品(しょくひん)加工(かこう): food processing — a broader category not limited to seafood
  • 水産物(すいさんぶつ): marine products — the raw materials before processing