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製作所 (seisakusho) Japanese meaning: works | Kotomora

製せい作さく所しょ

also: せいさくじょ

せ

い

さ

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しょ

Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

works; factory; plant

Refers to a manufacturing facility or workshop, often used in company names or for smaller-scale production sites.

彼かれは小ちいさな家か具ぐの

製せい

作さく

所しょ

を

経けい

営えい

し

て

いる

。

He runs a small furniture workshop.

この部ぶ品ひんは大おお阪さかの製せい作さく所しょで作つくられています。

This part is made at a factory in Osaka.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が製せい作さく所しょを経けい営えいするto run/operate a workshop or plant
祖そ父ふは小ちいさな製せい作さく所しょを経けい営えいしていた。
My grandfather ran a small workshop.
〈物もの〉を製せい作さく所しょで作つくるto make/manufacture something at a workshop
この部ぶ品ひんは地じ元もとの製せい作さく所しょで作つくられている。
This part is made at a local workshop.

Kanji

製made in..., manufacture
作make, production, prepare
所place, extent

Related words

工こう場じょうN5
工場 is the general word for a factory of any size, while 製作所 usually names a smaller or specialized manufacturing workshop and appears often in company names.
工こう房ぼう
工房 suggests a small artisan's studio or craft workshop, whereas 製作所 is broader and can refer to an industrial manufacturing site as well.

Don't confuse with

製せい造ぞう所しょ
製造所 emphasizes mass manufacturing or production lines, while 製作所 leans toward crafting or making items, often on a smaller scale.

Built from

製せい作さく+所しょ

Written forms

製作所
- せいさくしょ
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading せいさくしょ is the most common pronunciation.
- せいさくじょ
  Alternate reading with rendaku (voicing of しょ to じょ). Less common but still encountered.
せいさくじょ

Etymology

Compound of 製作 (manufacture, production) and 所 (place, establishment).