Japanese word

加工

Pronunciation

Romajikakō

Meaning

  • nounprocessing

Example

食品を加工します。shoku hin o ka kō shi ma su

We process food.

Illustration for 加工 (processing)

More examples

この工場では木材の加工を行っています。ko no kō jō de wa moku zai no ka kō o okona tte i ma su

This factory processes wood.

Core concept

Describes working on a material or product to transform it into something suited to a particular use.

Common phrases

  • 食品の加工shoku hin no ka kō

    food processing

  • 加工技術ka kō gi jutsu

    processing technology

Similar words

処理shori: Handling or changing something to achieve a purpose or complete a process.
調理chōri: Preparing food by cutting, heating, or combining ingredients.

Definition in Japanese

原材料や製品を目的に応じた性質や形に作り変えること。gen zai ryō ya sei hin o moku teki ni ō ji ta sei shitsu ya katachi ni tsuku ri ka e ru ko to

Word origin

加工 (kakō) is a Sino-Japanese compound formed from 加 (ka, "add") and 工 (kō, "work"), describing work that changes a material for a purpose.

Usage tips

  • The verb 加工する (kakō suru) is common when food is changed before sale, as in cutting, heating, or preserving it.

Other meanings

  • machiningnoun
  • manufacturingnoun

Opposites

  • 未加工mikakōunprocessednoun

Related words

  • 加工品kakōhinprocessed productnoun
  • 加工業kakōgyōprocessing industrynoun

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