興業

こうぎょう · kougyou · JLPT N1 · noun

business

🏭 興 (rise) + 業 (business) = business rising up, i.e. starting one

業 means work, business, or industry; 興 means to rise, revive, or found. Together, 興業 means founding an enterprise, or the industry sector as a whole.

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