| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 工場 | こうじょう, こうば | factory, plant, mill, workshop |
| 工業 | こうぎょう | (manufacturing) industry |
| 工事 | こうじ | construction work |
| 工作 | こうさく | work, construction, handicraft, maneuvering, manoeuvering |
| 加工 | かこう | manufacturing, processing, treatment, machining |
| 工夫 | くふう | scheme, device, scheming, devising, figuring out, coming up with, solving ingeniously; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation) |
| 人工 | じんこう | artificial, manmade, human work, human skill, artificiality |
| 工学 | こうがく | engineering |
| 商工 | しょうこう | commerce and industry |
| 大工 | だいく | carpenter |
