非ひ製せい造ぞう業ぎょう

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Meanings

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noun

nonmanufacturing industry; nonmanufacturing sector

Economic term referring to industries that do not produce physical goods, such as services, retail, finance, and construction. Often used in contrast with 製造業 (manufacturing).

日本にほんの非ひ製せい造ぞう業ぎょうはGDPの約やく7割わりを占しめている。

Japan's nonmanufacturing industries account for about 70% of GDP.

非ひ製せい造ぞう業ぎょうの生せい産さん性せい向こう上じょうが課か題だいとなっている。

Improving productivity in the nonmanufacturing sector has become an issue.

Kanji

非un-, mistake, negative
製made in..., manufacture
造create, make, structure
業business, vocation, arts

Related words

製せい造ぞう業ぎょう
Refers to manufacturing industries that produce physical goods, in contrast to 非製造業 which covers service and other non-production sectors.
第だい三さん次じ産さん業ぎょう
Often overlaps with 非製造業 but is a broader classification of the tertiary sector in economics, including services, while 非製造業 may also include primary and secondary non-manufacturing activities like mining or construction.

Built from

非ひ+製せい造ぞう業ぎょう

Etymology

Compound of 非 (hi, 'non-') + 製造業 (seizōgyō, 'manufacturing industry'). A straightforward modern term formed by prefixing 非 to the existing word 製造業.