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裾野産業 (すそのさんぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
supporting industries ; component and parts-supply industries
Refers to the broad base of smaller companies that supply parts, materials, and services to larger manufacturers, forming the foundation of an industrial sector.
裾すそ 野の 産さん 業ぎょう の 技ぎ 術じゅつ 力りょく が 、 大おお 手て メーカー の 競きょう 争そう 力りょく を 左さ 右ゆう する 。
The technical capabilities of component-supply industries influence the competitiveness of major manufacturers.
Kanji 裾 cuff, hem, foot of mountain 産 products, bear, give birth 業 business, vocation, arts Similar words 下した 請う け 下請け refers specifically to subcontractors, while 裾野産業 is a broader term for the entire network of supporting industries.
関かん 連れん 産さん 業ぎょう 関連産業 means related industries in general, whereas 裾野産業 emphasizes the foundational, wide-ranging base of suppliers.
Etymology Compound of 裾野 (すその, 'foothills' or 'base of a mountain') and 産業 (さんぎょう, 'industry'), metaphorically describing the broad base of industries that support larger ones.
