WORD DETAIL
国産
こくさん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
国産, readこくさん, denotes an agricultural good, product, or material produced within one’s own country. - Basic usage: It describes vegetables grown domestically and a desk made from domestic lumber.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Country of production, not place of sale
- It indicates that cultivation or production occurred within the country, not merely that the item is sold there.

