製せい造ぞう

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製造する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

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

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

manufacture; production

Refers to the industrial process of making goods, especially in factories. Used both as a noun and with する as a transitive verb.

この工こう場じょうでは自じ動どう車しゃを製せい造ぞうしている。
This factory manufactures automobiles.
新しん製せい品ひんの製せい造ぞうが来らい月げつから始はじまる。
Production of the new product will start next month.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を大たい量りょうに製せい造ぞうするto mass-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大たい量りょうに製せい造ぞうしている。
This factory mass-produces automobile parts.
〈場ば所しょ〉で製せい造ぞうするto manufacture at a place (factory, plant)
この薬くすりは国こく内ないの工こう場じょうで製せい造ぞうされている。
This medicine is manufactured at a domestic factory.
製せい造ぞうを中ちゅう止しするto halt/discontinue production
安あん全ぜん上じょうの問もん題だいで製せい品ひんの製せい造ぞうを中ちゅう止しした。
Production of the product was halted due to safety concerns.
製せい造ぞうに携たずさわるto be involved in manufacturing
彼かれは長なが年ねん、自じ動どう車しゃの製せい造ぞうに携たずさわってきた。
He has been involved in car manufacturing for many years.

Kanji

製made in..., manufacture
造create, make, structure

Related words· 9

生せい産さんN4
生産 is broader and covers agricultural or general output, while 製造 specifically refers to industrial manufacturing of goods.
製せい作さくN2
製作 often implies crafting or creating something, including artistic works, whereas 製造 emphasizes mass production in factories.
製せい薬やくN1
製造 is the general word for manufacturing any product, while 製薬 narrows that meaning specifically to the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
加か工こうN1
製造 refers to full-scale manufacturing of goods from scratch, while 加工 can be smaller-scale, modifying an existing material or product.

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精せい製せい
製造 means general manufacturing of a product, while 精製 specifically implies purifying or refining a raw material to remove impurities.
作さく製せいN2
製造 is the general term for large-scale industrial manufacturing, whereas 作製 suggests a more hands-on or custom-made fabrication process.
製せい造ぞう業ぎょうN2
製造 refers to the act or process of manufacturing something, while 製造業 refers to the industry sector as a whole.
作つくるN5
製造する is a formal, technical term for industrial manufacturing, whereas 作る is the everyday general word for making things.
作つくり出だす
製造する is the formal, industrial term for manufacturing goods, while 作り出す is broader and can describe both physical production and abstract creation.

Don't confuse with

作さく製せいN2
作製 usually refers to making a single item or document by hand or in small quantity, while 製造 implies industrial-scale manufacturing.
製せい法ほうN1
製造 means the act of manufacturing itself, while 製法 refers to the method or process by which something is manufactured.

Word family· 24

製せい造ぞう元もと
manufacturer; maker
製せい造ぞう業ぎょうN2
manufacturing industry
製せい造ぞう品ひん
manufactured goods; manufactured products
製せい造ぞう国こく
country of manufacture; manufacturing country
製せい造ぞう場じょう
factory; manufacturing plant; works

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製せい造ぞう所しょ
factory; manufacturing plant; works
製せい造ぞう日び
date of manufacture; manufacturing date
製せい造ぞう機き
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
製せい造ぞう法ほう
manufacturing method; production process
製せい造ぞう物ぶつ
manufactured product; manufactured goods
製せい造ぞう者しゃ
manufacturer; maker; producer

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Etymology

Compound of 製 (sei, 'make, manufacture') and 造 (zō, 'create, build'). The combination has been used since at least the Meiji period to refer to industrial production.