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近代産業 (きんだいさんぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

近きん代だい産さん業ぎょう

Meanings

1

noun

modern industry

Refers to industrial sectors that developed after the Industrial Revolution, characterized by mechanization, factories, and mass production.

近きん代だい産さん業ぎょうの発はっ展てんにより、都と市しの人じん口こうが急きゅう増ぞうした。
With the development of modern industry, the urban population surged.

Kanji

近near, early, akin
代substitute, change, convert
産products, bear, give birth
業

business, vocation, arts

Similar words

産さん業ぎょう
産業 is a broader term for 'industry' in general, while 近代産業 specifically refers to modern, mechanized industry.
近きん代だい化か
近代化 means 'modernization' as a process, whereas 近代産業 is the resulting modern industrial sector.

Etymology

Compound of 近代 (modern times) and 産業 (industry). The term emerged as Japan industrialized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.