Japanese symbol for “industry”
産業
さんぎょう
Romaji: sangyou
industry
In Japanese, industry is 産業, read さんぎょう (sangyou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n industry
- n livelihood; occupation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “industry”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工業 | こうぎょう kougyou | (manufacturing) industry |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 業界 | ぎょうかい gyoukai | business world; business circles; (the) industry |
| 実業 | じつぎょう jitsugyou | industry; business |
| 勧業 | かんぎょう kangyou | (encouragement of) industry |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生産 | せいさん seisan | production; manufacture |
| 資産 | しさん shisan | property; fortune; means |
| 遺産 | いさん isan | inheritance; bequest; legacy |
| 財産 | ざいさん zaisan | property; fortune; assets |
| 不動産 | ふどうさん fudousan | real estate |
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
See also: Chinese symbol for “industry”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.