工業革命(こうぎょうかくめい)

こうぎょうかくめい
noun
Industrial Revolution
history
1. the Industrial Revolution
The historical transformation, beginning in 18th-century Britain, in which manufacturing shifted from hand production to machines, factories, and mechanized industry.
工業革命(こうぎょうかくめい)について学(まな)ぶ。
We study the Industrial Revolution.
工業革命(こうぎょうかくめい)はイギリスで始(はじ)まった。
The Industrial Revolution began in Britain.
The Industrial Revolution greatly changed how people lived and worked.

Formed from 工業(こうぎょう) (industry, manufacturing) + 革命(かくめい) (revolution). A less common synonym: the standard Japanese term, including in school history, is 産業革命(さんぎょうかくめい).

Similar words