生産

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 生産 (せいさん) combines bringing forth 生 and producing 産 to denote production.
• Basic usage: It applies to factory output and to agricultural goods whose volume changes with weather.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Producing versus production volume
  • 生産する names the activity, whereas 生産量 quantifies how much is produced over a period.