窯業

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 窯業(ようぎょう) is an industry that processes materials such as clay at high temperatures to make products such as ceramics.
• Basic usage: It describes a town prospering through a ceramics industry using good-quality clay.
  • この町は良質な土を生かした窯業で栄えた。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Kiln and industry name
  • 窯(かま) denotes the kiln itself. In 窯業, 窯 is read よう, and the word names a field of production using kilns.