製作

See also: 制作

Chinese

manufacture
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make
 
trad. (製作)
simp. (制作)

Pronunciation


Verb

製作

  1. (transitive) to make; to manufacture; to fabricate
  2. to write; to compose

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

製作

  1. (archaic) decrees and regulations governing ceremonial rites

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5
さく
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーさく [sèésákú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːsa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

(せい)(さく) • (seisaku

  1. manufacture

Verb

(せい)(さく)する • (seisaku surutransitive suru (stem (せい)(さく) (seisaku shi), past (せい)(さく)した (seisaku shita))

  1. to produce, to make, to manufacture
    • 2023 May 30, 佐藤丙午 [Heigo Satō], quotee, “第211回国会 参議院 外交防衛委員会 第17号 令和5年5月30日 [211th Diet House of Councilors Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee No. 17 May 30, 2023]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[2], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 1 October 2025:
      技術の特許を防衛省が保有しているケースが多いと思いますが、完成品を製作、納入するのは民間企業の役割になっております。
      Gijutsu no tokkyo o Bōeishō ga hoyū shite iru kēsu ga ōi to omoi masu ga, kanseihin o seisaku, nōnyū suru no wa minkan kigyō no yakuwari ni natte ori masu.
      In many cases, the Ministry of Defense holds the patent for the technology, but it is the role of private companies to manufacture and deliver the finished product.

Usage notes

  • (せい)(さく) (seisaku) and (せい)(さく) (seisaku) were once virtually synonymous. However, a recent trend is to use (せい)(さく) for manufacturing of all kinds, and (せい)(さく) for specifically the making of artistic or literary works.[1]

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ 製作”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

製作 • (jejak) (hangeul 제작)

  1. hanja form? of 제작 (manufacture; production)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

製作

  1. chữ Hán form of chế tác (to create, to produce)