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Kanji Detail for 製 - "to make, to manufacture"

製

  • Meaning

    製 means "to make, to manufacture." Also associated with to tailor.

    1. Make - To produce; to create.

    2. Manufacture - To fabricate; to construct.

    3. Tailor - To cut cloth and make garments.

    4. Compose - To create written works.

  • Words using 製

    • 製品 せいひん Listen manufactured goods; finished goods; product
    • 製造 せいぞう Listen manufacture; production
    • 製作 せいさく Listen manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
    • 製薬 せいやく Listen medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
    • 製鋼 せいこう Listen steel manufacture
    • 木製 もくせい Listen wooden; made of wood
    • 精製 せいせい Listen refining; purification; careful manufacture
    • 製紙 せいし Listen papermaking; paper manufacture

  • Four-character idioms with 製

    • 粗製濫造 そせいらんぞう Listen mass production of inferior goods

  • Tattoo check: 製

    • Verified meaning: to make, to manufacture
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すみあき, すみお, すみたか, すみとし)
    • Also carries these associations: to tailor

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 製

    Surnames 製(すみあき)Listen 製(すみお)Listen 製(すみたか)Listen 製(すみとし)Listen 製(すみはる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    made in...; manufacture

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    make, manufacture; produce

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to manufacture; to make

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To cut. Cutting and making clothes. | Making utensils is called 製. Such as 製器 (making utensils), 製造 (manufacturing). | Refining medicines is also called 製. Such as saying 泡製 (preparing). | Writing literary works is called 製. Such as anciently the writings of emperors were called 御製詩文 (imperially composed poems and writings). | Style and format. Such as form is also called 體製 (format).

  • Onyomi

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    sei(セイ) セイ

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to make to manufacture to tailor carve compose cut production build construct create design develop engineer fabricate fashion forge generate process produce garments

Sentences including 製

  • This is a watch made in japan.

  • This watch is made in japan.

  • This table is made of wood.

  • She cooked the dinner herself.

  • Look at the car made in japan.

  • This car is made in japan.

  • John has a car made in japan.

  • This bridge is made of iron.

  • This is the car made in japan.

  • The dress is of silk.

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