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知識産業 (ちしきさんぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

知ち識しき産さん業ぎょう

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Meanings

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knowledge industry

Refers to industries that produce, process, or distribute knowledge and information, such as education, publishing, research, and IT.

知ち識しき産さん業ぎょうは現げん代だい経けい済ざいの重じゅう要ような部ぶ分ぶんを占

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The knowledge industry occupies an important part of the modern economy.

Kanji

知know, wisdom
識discriminating, know, write
産products, bear, give birth
業business, vocation, arts

Related words

情じょう報ほう産さん業ぎょう
情報産業 (information industry) is a broader term that includes media, telecommunications, and data processing, while 知識産業 specifically emphasizes the creation and handling of knowledge.

Built from

知ち識しき+産さん業ぎょう

Etymology

Compound of 知識 (knowledge) and 産業 (industry). The term is a direct translation of the English 'knowledge industry', popularized in the mid-20th century.