製せい作さく

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

製作する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for making physical goods, equipment, or industrial products.

Used for creating media or entertainment works, such as movies, dramas, or stage productions.

〈物もの〉を製せい作さくするto manufacture/produce something
この工こう場じょうでは自じ動どう車しゃ部ぶ品ひんを製せい作さくしている。
This factory manufactures automobile parts.
〈人ひと〉が製せい作さくを担たん当とうするfor someone to be in charge of production
彼かれはドラマの製せい作さくを担たん当とうしている。
He is in charge of producing the drama.
製せい作さく費ひがかかるfor production costs to be incurred
このアニメは製せい作さく費ひが非ひ常じょうにかかった。
This anime required a huge production budget.

製せい造ぞうN3sense 1
製造 refers to large-scale industrial manufacturing, while 製作 can cover smaller-scale or creative production such as films and crafts.
プロデュース
製作 is the general native-Japanese word for manufacturing or producing physical goods or films, while プロデュース highlights the creative or managerial producer role behind a project.
作さく製せいN2
製作 covers a broader range including creative works like films or software, while 作製 is limited to physical manufacturing of tangible items.
プロダクション
製作 is a native Japanese term for manufacturing or producing physical goods or films, while プロダクション is a loanword more common in entertainment and media business contexts.

制せい作さくN3sense 2
製作 and 制作 share the same reading せいさく, but 制作 focuses on the creative act (art, software, TV shows) while 製作 covers the fuller production process, including business and manufacturing aspects.

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Compound of 製 (sei, 'manufacture') and 作 (saku, 'make'). The kanji combination naturally conveys the idea of making or producing something.