noun
heavy industry
Refers to large-scale manufacturing such as steel, shipbuilding, machinery, and chemicals. Often contrasted with 軽工業 (light industry).
日本は重工業が盛んだ。
Japan has a thriving heavy industry.
重工業は経済の基盤である。
Heavy industry is the foundation of the economy.
Light industry, producing consumer goods like textiles and food, as opposed to heavy machinery and materials.
Compound of 重 (heavy) and 工業 (industry).