製 means “manufacture, made in”

せい · sei

Also: made in...

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セイ

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The story

Clothing (衣) under 制, cut with a blade (刂) to a pattern: cloth cut and sewn into something new. 製 is making: 製品 is a product, 製造 manufacturing, and 日本製, made in Japan, is a label shoppers look for.

Used in 日本製 (nihonsei, made in Japan), 製品 (seihin, product), and 製造 (seizou, manufacturing)

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