Translation guide
The expenses incurred to manufacture a product or provide a service. In Japanese, this is commonly expressed with 生産費 (せいさんひ) or 製造原価 (せいぞうげんか), depending on context.
The total cost of producing goods, including materials, labor, and overhead.
A general term for production costs, used in economics and business contexts.
We need to reduce production costs.
Refers specifically to manufacturing cost, often used in cost accounting.
Please check the calculation method for manufacturing costs.
A loanword from English, commonly used in business settings.
Production costs are rising.
The cost to produce a single item.
All costs associated with production, sometimes including indirect costs.
Manufacturing expenses, a broader term that may include indirect costs.
We aggregate manufacturing expenses by department.
生産費 is a broad term for production costs, often used in economics. 製造原価 is a specific accounting term for manufacturing cost, including direct materials, labor, and overhead. Use 製造原価 when discussing cost accounting or financial statements.
Production cost is an economic concept.
Manufacturing cost is recorded in financial statements.
We need to cut production costs.
The production cost per unit is too high.
If the unit production cost is high, competitiveness declines.