軍ぐん需じゅ工こう業ぎょう

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Meanings

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noun

munitions industry; defense industry

Refers to the industrial sector that produces weapons, ammunition, and military equipment.

戦せん時じ中ちゅう、軍ぐん需じゅ工こう業ぎょうは急きゅう速そくに拡かく大だいした。
During the war, the munitions industry expanded rapidly.

army, force, troops

需demand, request, need

工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

業business, vocation, arts

Similar words

軍ぐん需じゅ
軍需 is a broader term for military demand or supplies, while 軍需工業 specifically refers to the industrial sector that meets that demand.
防ぼう衛えい産さん業ぎょう
防衛産業 is a more modern and neutral term for the defense industry, often used in peacetime contexts, whereas 軍需工業 can carry wartime connotations.

Etymology

Compound of 軍需 (military demand/supplies) and 工業 (industry). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term became common during periods of military buildup.