noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Refers to food, drink, or other items made at home, often implying care and quality.
母の自家製ジャムはとても美味しい。
My mother's homemade jam is very delicious.
This café uses homemade jam.
このパンは自家製です。
This bread is homemade.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
Used for food or products made on-site at a restaurant, shop, or facility, rather than bought in.
このレストランのデザートはすべて自家製です。
All the desserts at this restaurant are made in-house.
自家製ソーセージが自慢の店です。
This shop is proud of its housemade sausages.
This bread is made in-house.
手作り emphasizes something handmade, often by an individual, while 自家製 focuses on being made at home or on the premises, not necessarily by hand.
自家製 stresses that food or drink was made at home or in-house, whereas 手製 simply means made by hand, regardless of setting.
自家製 is used almost exclusively for homemade food or drink, whereas 自作 applies to any self-made object, program, or artwork.
自家製 specifically means 'homemade' for food or drink made at home or in-house, whereas ハンドメイド covers a broader range of crafted goods like accessories and clothing.
既製 describes something ready-made or mass-produced in a factory, the opposite of 自家製, which is made at home or on the premises.
市販 refers to something sold commercially in stores, contrasting with 自家製, which is made in-house rather than bought.
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.
home-grown software; in-house software
Compound of 自家 (じか, 'one's own house') and 製 (せい, 'made'). The meaning is transparent from its components.