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産学協同 (さんがくきょうどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

産さん学がく協きょう同どう

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Meanings

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noun

industry-university cooperation

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Refers to collaborative projects, research, or partnerships between private companies and academic institutions.

この研けん究きゅうは産さん学がく協きょう同どうで進すすめられています。
This research is being conducted through industry-university cooperation.
産さん

学がく

協きょう

同どう

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いる

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Industry-university cooperation projects are increasing.

Kanji

産products, bear, give birth
学study, learning, science
協co-, cooperation
同same, agree, equal

Similar words

産さん学がく連れん携けい
産学連携 is a more common synonym with the same meaning; 産学協同 is slightly more formal or traditional.

Etymology

Yojijukugo composed of 産 (industry), 学 (academia), 協 (cooperation), and 同 (together). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is a modern term for collaborative efforts between industry and universities.