# 製 — manufacture

製 means “manufacture”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: セイ (sei). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 製 (sei, “make; manufacture”).

- Meaning: manufacture
- On'yomi: セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Work

## How to remember 製

A system (制) for garments (衣): manufacture.

Sounds like 制: both read セイ.

Parts: 制 system · 衣 garment

## Words with 製

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 製 | せい (sei) | make; manufacture |

## Don't confuse it with

[裂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rip/)

## More in the “Work” set

[務](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/duty/) · [任](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/responsibility/) · [職](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/occupation/) · [役](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/role/) · [副](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deputy/) · [労](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/labour/) · [製](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/manufacture/)

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