What is the Kanji for "Manufacture"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Manufacture", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Manufacture" is "製".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Sei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "制" means "System" and "Control" and can be read as "Sei". And The kanji "衣" means "Clothes" and can be read as "I" and "Koromo".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "製" mean in japanese?

"製" means "Manufacture".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

製造: "Manufacture". The verbal noun '製造 (せいぞう)' means 'manufacture'. It refers to the process of making or producing something, especially through the use of machinery or industrial processes. This term is commonly used in business and industrial contexts to describe the fabrication of various products. For example: The company is expanding its manufacturing capabilities - (その会社は製造能力を拡大しています). The worker is skilled in manufacturing - (その労働者は製造に熟練しています).

製品: "Product". The Japanese noun '製品 (せいひん)' refers to an item that has been manufactured or produced, usually for sale. It can be used to describe a wide range of goods, from consumer electronics to industrial equipment. '製品' emphasizes that the item is the result of a manufacturing process. For example: This is a high-quality product - (これは高品質な製品です). The company produces many different products - (その会社はさまざまな製品を生産しています).

製: "Made of". The Japanese suffix '製 (せい)' is used to indicate that something is 'made of' a particular material or substance. It is commonly added to nouns to specify the material a product is composed of. For example: 木製の椅子 (mokuzei no isu) - A chair made of wood. 金製の時計 (kinsei no tokei) - A watch made of gold.

製作: "Production". The Japanese verbal noun '製作 (せいさく)' refers to the act of producing or creating something. It can be used to describe the process of manufacturing an item, filming a movie, or composing a piece of music. For example: The production of the film took over a year - (その映画の製作には1年以上かかった). She is in charge of the production of the company's new product - (彼女はその会社の新製品の製作を担当している).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.