製作

せいさく · seisaku · JLPT N2 · noun

industry

🏭 製 (manufacture) + 作 (make) = double making: seisaku means production

製 is the 'manufacture' kanji, and 作 is the general 'make' or 'create' kanji. Stacked, they name the making of goods, like a factory's output.

作 — person radical 亻 + 乍
作 combines the person radical 亻 with 乍, which originally depicted a sudden action or making something. The character means 'to do, make, or create,' with 亻 indicating human activity and 乍 supplying the sound. Over time it broadened to cover works, deeds, and acting as something.

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