Korean word

공업

Pronunciation

Romanizationkongeop

Meaning

  • nounindustry

Example

이 도시는 공업이 발달해 있어요.i to si neun kong eo bi pal dal hae i sseo yo

Industry is well developed in this city.

Illustration for 공업 (industry)

More examples

회사는 공업 생산량을 늘리기로 했어요.hoe sa neun kong eop saeng san nyang eul neul li gi ro hae sseo yo

The company decided to increase its industrial output.

Core concept

A production sector where machinery and human skill work together to make goods in quantity.

Common phrases

  • 공업 단지kong eop tan ji

    industrial park

  • 공업 생산량kong eop saeng san nyang

    industrial output

  • 공업 시설kong eop si seol

    industrial facilities

Similar words

산업saneop: A part of the economy that creates goods or services for society.
공장kongjang: A production site where workers and machines turn materials into finished products.
제조업chejoeop: The business of making goods from materials or parts through planned processes.

Definition in Korean

제품을 기계나 사람의 손으로 대량으로 만들어 내는 산업 분야.che pu meul ki gye na sa ra mui so neu ro tae ryang eu ro man deu reo nae neun sa neop pu nya

Word origin

The Sino-Korean elements 공 (gong, "making or craft") and 업 (eop, "work or industry") combine in 공업 (gongeop, "industry") to name organized production work.

Usage tips

  • In regional and economic reports, this word usually points to manufacturing as a sector rather than to one factory, which helps when reading statistics.

Opposites

Related words

  • 공업시설kongeopssiseolindustrial facilitiesnoun
  • 공업생산kongeopssaengsanindustrial productionnoun
  • 공업용kongeobyongindustrialadjective

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