製菓(せいか)

せいか
noun
confectionery making, pastry production
businessfoodwork
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

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)

Related Words

Compare: 菓子(かし) (confections, sweets)
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