工場
こうじょう · koujou · JLPT N4 · noun
factory
🏭 工場 = craft/work (工) + place (場): a work-place, i.e. a factory
工 means work or manufacturing, as in 工事 (construction). 場 means place, as in 場所 (location). Read kou + jou, both on'yomi with long vowels. The same kanji read kouba mean a smaller workshop.
こうば · kouba · JLPT N3 · noun
factory
🏭 工場 = craft + place: the place where work gets made
工 means craft or work, and 場 means place, as in 駐車場 (parking place). こうば is the homier reading, used for a small workshop. The same characters read こうじょう mean a big industrial plant.