製菓(せいか)

せいか
noun
confectionery making, pastry production
1. confectionery making, producing sweets and pastries
The process or business of making confections, sweets, and baked goods. Covers both Japanese confections and Western-style pastries.
製菓(せいか)学校(がっこう)に通(かよ)っている。
I attend a confectionery school.
姉(あね)は製菓(せいか)会社(がいしゃ)で新商品(しんしょうひん)の開発(かいはつ)をしている。
My older sister develops new products at a confectionery company.
製菓(せいか)の技術(ぎじゅつ)を学(まな)ぶためにフランス(ふらんす)に留学(りゅうがく)し、帰国(きこく)してから自分(じぶん)の店(みせ)を開(ひら)いた。
I studied abroad in France to learn confectionery techniques, and opened my own shop after returning to Japan.

USAGE NOTE:
製菓(せいか) refers specifically to the making or manufacturing of confections and sweets. It is commonly seen in compound words related to the confectionery industry.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 製菓(せいか)学校(がっこう) (confectionery school, pastry school)
  • 製菓(せいか)会社(がいしゃ) (confectionery company)
  • 製菓(せいか)業(ぎょう) (confectionery industry)
  • 製菓(せいか)材料(ざいりょう) (confectionery ingredients)
  • 製菓(せいか)用(よう) (for confectionery use)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 製パン(せいぱん): bread making, bakery production
  • 菓子(かし): confections, sweets (the product itself rather than the process)
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