産業

さんぎょう

Industry; manufacturing/economic sector

N4noun·sangyou

How to remember it

産 (produce) + 業 (business) — "the production business," covering farms, factories, and services.

Example sentences

  • この町は観光産業で有名です。

    このまちはかんこうさんぎょうでゆうめいです。

    This town is famous for its tourism industry.

  • 日本の自動車産業は大きいです。

    にほんのじどうしゃさんぎょうはおおきいです。

    Japan's automobile industry is large.

Usage

Broad noun for economic sectors; classified as 第一次・第二次・第三次産業.

Related words

工業農業商業産業革命

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