製糸(せいし)

せいし
noun
silk reeling; silk spinning
formalhistoryworkclothing
1. silk reeling; silk-thread manufacturing
The making of raw silk thread by unwinding the filament from silkworm cocoons. Silk reeling was Japan's leading export industry from the Meiji era until the early twentieth century.
製糸(せいし)の町(まち)として栄(さか)えた。
It prospered as a silk-reeling town.
富岡製糸場(とみおかせいしじょう)は世界遺産(せかいいさん)になった。
The Tomioka Silk Mill became a World Heritage Site.
明治(めいじ)時代(じだい)、製糸(せいし)業(ぎょう)は日本(にほん)の近代化(きんだいか)を支(ささ)える重要(じゅうよう)な産業(さんぎょう)だった。
In the Meiji era, the silk-reeling industry was a key industry that supported Japan's modernization.

製(せい) (manufacture) + 糸(し) (thread). Mostly met in history and in the names of mills and companies.

Common collocations

  • 製糸(せいし)業(ぎょう): the silk-reeling industry
  • 製糸(せいし)工場(こうじょう): silk mill
  • 富岡製糸場(とみおかせいしじょう): Tomioka Silk Mill (Gunma; founded 1872)

Similar words

  • 紡績(ぼうせき): spinning — making yarn from short fibers such as cotton
  • 養蚕(ようさん): sericulture, silkworm raising — the stage before reeling
  • 製紙(せいし): papermaking — same reading, different kanji

Related Words

Compare: 養蚕(ようさん) (sericulture, silkworm raising)
Homophone: 製紙(せいし) (papermaking)
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Added 2026.10.19 9:22 · Revised 2026.10.19 9:24
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