〜製(せい)

〜製(せい) is a suffix attached to a country, company, or material to indicate what something is made of or where it was manufactured.

COMPOUNDS (made in/by):

• 日本製(にほんせい): made in Japan
• 中国製(ちゅうごくせい): made in China
• 外国製(がいこくせい): foreign-made
• 国産(こくさん): domestic product (similar but not a 製(せい) compound)

COMPOUNDS (made of):

• 木製(もくせい): wooden
• 金属製(きんぞくせい): metal
• 革製(かわせい): leather
• プラスチック製(せい): plastic

COMPOUNDS (other):

• 手製(てせい): handmade
• 自家製(じかせい): homemade
• 特注(とくちゅう)製(せい): custom-made

Common patterns

Typically used as a noun modifier with の: 木製(もくせい)の椅子(いす) (wooden chair). Can also be used as a predicate: この椅子(いす)は木製(もくせい)だ (this chair is wooden).