Broad modern sense: economic sectors, manufacturing, and industrial activity.
Japan's automobile industry is famous worldwide.
The tourism industry is thriving in this region.
Archaic use for one's trade or means of living; not used this way in modern Japanese.
In old documents, 産業 is sometimes used to mean 'livelihood' or 'occupation'.
The IT industry is rapidly developing in this town.
The automobile industry supports the Japanese economy.
This region's industry is mainly agriculture and fishing.
industrialization
industrial physician; occupational health physician