漢字道KANJIDO

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6Elementary year 514 strokesRadical
On
セイ
Kun
Meaning
to manufacture; made in

Origin

ORIGIN

制 "to shape" plus 衣 "clothing"; cutting cloth to make a garment — hence "to manufacture."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セイ製造・製鉄・鉄製

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 製品せいひん

    manufactured goods

  • 日本製にほんせい

    made in Japan

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

この時計は日本製です。

This watch is made in Japan.

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)