特とく製せい

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特製する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	特とく製せいする	特とく製せいしない
Polite	特とく製せいします	特とく製せいしません
Past polite	特とく製せいしました	特とく製せいしませんでした
Past	特とく製せいした	特とく製せいしなかった
Te-form	特とく製せいして	特とく製せいしないで
Desire	特とく製せいしたい	特とく製せいしたくない
Potential	特とく製せいできる	特とく製せいできない
Passive	特とく製せいされる	特とく製せいされない
Causative	特とく製せいさせる	特とく製せいさせない
Causative passive	特とく製せいさせられる	特とく製せいさせられない
Volitional	特とく製せいしよう
Polite volitional	特とく製せいしましょう
Imperative	特とく製せいしろ	特とく製せいするな
Conditional	特とく製せいすれば	特とく製せいしなければ
Tara conditional	特とく製せいしたら	特とく製せいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

specially made; custom-made; deluxe

Describes something manufactured or prepared to a special standard, often implying higher quality or exclusivity. Used both as a noun and as a no-adjective.

この店みせの特とく製せいラーメンはとても人にん気きがある。
This shop's specially made ramen is very popular.
彼かれは誕たん生じょう日びに特とく製せいのケーキを注ちゅう文もんした。
He ordered a custom-made cake for his birthday.

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Usage patterns

特とく製せいの〈物もの〉a specially made / custom-made ~
このレストランは特とく製せいのソースが評ひょう判ばんだ。
This restaurant is famous for its specially made sauce.
〈物もの〉を特とく製せいするto specially make/produce something
店てん主しゅはこのソースを特とく製せいしている。
The owner specially makes this sauce.
〈場ば所しょ〉特とく製せいの〈物もの〉a specialty item made by a particular shop/place
当とう店てん特とく製せいのカレーをぜひお試ためしください。
Please try our restaurant's specially made curry.

Kanji

特special
製made in..., manufacture

Related words

特とく別べつN4
特別 means 'special' in a broad, general sense, while 特製 specifically refers to something specially manufactured or prepared.
特とく上じょう
特上 emphasizes the highest grade or rank of a product (as with sushi), while 特製 emphasizes that something was made through a special process.
高こう級きゅうN3
高級 describes something luxurious or high-class in general quality, while 特製 focuses on the fact that it was custom-made or specially prepared.
限げん定ていN1
限定 means 'limited' in quantity or availability, whereas 特製 focuses on the special manufacturing process or quality rather than scarcity.

Opposites

普ふ通つうN4
普通 means 'ordinary' or 'regular', the opposite of 特製, which describes something specially made or of higher quality.

Don't confuse with

特とく性せい
特性 (same reading) means 'characteristic' or 'property', while 特製 means 'specially made'; they sound identical but are written and mean differently.
特とく選せん
特選 means 'specially selected' (chosen from among many), while 特製 means 'specially made'; both share 特 but describe different processes.
自じ家か製せい
特製 means specially or elaborately made (often with a unique recipe), while 自家製 specifically means made at home or on the premises, so the two are easily confused on restaurant menus.
手て製せい
特製 means specially made (often with extra care or unique ingredients) rather than made by hand, unlike 手製 which specifically implies handmade.

Word family

特とく製せい品ひん
custom-made article; specially made product

Etymology

Compound of 特 (special) and 製 (manufacture). The reading is the standard on'yomi combination.