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興業 (こうぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

興こう業ぎょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

promotion of industry; industrial enterprise

Refers to the establishment or promotion of a new industrial venture. Often used in company names (e.g., 〇〇興業株式会社).

彼かれは地じ元もとで新あたらしい興こう業ぎょうを始はじめた。
He started a new industrial enterprise in his hometown.
その会かい社しゃは地ち域いきの興こう業ぎょうに力

ちから

を

入い

れ

て

いる

。

The company is focusing on promoting local industry.

Kanji

興entertain, revive, retrieve
業business, vocation, arts

Similar words

工こう業ぎょう
工業 means 'manufacturing industry' in general, while 興業 specifically refers to the promotion or establishment of an industrial enterprise.
産さん業ぎょう
産業 is a broader term for 'industry' as an economic sector; 興業 is more about the act of starting or promoting an industrial business.

Etymology

Compound of 興 (promote, prosper) and 業 (business, industry). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Meiji era in the context of industrial promotion.