How to say "handmade" in Japanese

• 手作りてづくりCommon
  no-adjectiveThe everyday all-purpose word for anything made by hand or at home rather than bought: handcrafted goods, homemade food and the like. Typical context: a gift or a meal you made yourself.
  それは全すべて手作てづくりのものだった。↗

  All of them were handmade things.
• ハンドメイドCommon
  no-adjectiveThe loanword from English, meaning simply 'handmade'. It is the usual choice in craft and hobby contexts — handmade accessories, crafts sold at markets or online — and otherwise largely overlaps with 手作り.
• 手製てせいCommon
  no-adjectiveA more formal, written-style word for something made by hand or at home, often by the person in question; common in news and formal prose. For everyday speech, 手作り is the word you want.
  これらは彼女かのじょの手製てせいのケーキです。↗

  These are cakes of her baking.

「手作り」 is the everyday all-purpose word for anything made by hand or at home; 「ハンドメイド」 is the English loanword, the usual choice in craft and hobby contexts; 手製 is a more formal, written-style alternative.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 手作りてづくりhandmade
• ハンドメイドhandmade
• 手製てせいhandmade