産業

さんぎょう

industry

Also:livelihood

What does 産業 mean?

産業 is a Japanese noun meaning industry in English. It can also be translated as livelihood depending on context. It is written as 産業 in kanji, さんぎょう in hiragana, and sangyou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

日本は産業国である。

Japan is an industrial country.