操業

• 読み: そうぎょう
• ローマ字: sougyou
• 漢字の分解: 操 (sou) — operate, handle, control; 業 (gyou) — industry, work, operation
• 発音: /soː.ɡʲoː/

意味

Operation; running a factory or plant. The active functioning of a production facility or industrial operation.

A term used in industrial and manufacturing contexts to describe the active operation of a factory, plant, or vessel. 操業率 (operation rate) measures how much of a facility's capacity is actually being used; 操業停止 means suspension of operations; 操業再開 means resumption of operations. Also used for fishing vessels and ships in maritime contexts.

例文

1. 部品不足の影響で、工場は今週から操業を一時停止することになった。
2. 操業率が80%を下回ると、固定費の負担が利益を圧迫し始める。
3. 地震の被害から復旧し、工場は半年後に操業を再開した。

使い方ガイド

場面: manufacturing, industry, factory management, shipping

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 操 (sou, operate/handle/control) and 業 (gyou, industry/work/operation). The character 操 contains 手 (hand) alongside a phonetic component, conveying skilled manual control. Together: 'the skilled running of an industrial operation.'

文化的背景

時代: Industrial–Modern

世代: Business professionals

社会的背景: Industrial