noun
spinning and weaving industry; textile industry
Refers to the industrial sector encompassing spinning and weaving; often used in economic or historical contexts.
この地域は昔から紡織業が盛んだ。
This region has long had a thriving textile industry.
紡織業の近代化が進んでいる。
Modernization of the spinning and weaving industry is progressing.
Compound of 紡 (spinning), 織 (weaving), and 業 (industry).