How to say "homemade" in Japanese

• 手作りてづくりCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers the ordinary sense of 'homemade': food, clothing, or goods made at home or by hand rather than bought. It is the common everyday word and fits both spoken and written contexts.
  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.
• 手製てせいCommon
  no-adjectiveAlso glossed 'handmade; homemade', but it has a more formal, written flavor and typically emphasizes that something was made by a particular person; 手作り is usually the word you want in conversation.
  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.

Use 「手作り」 for the everyday sense of something made at home or by hand; 手製 also means homemade but is a more formal, written-style word, so 「手作り」 is usually the safer choice.

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

• 手作りてづくりhandmade
• 手製てせいhandmade
• ホームメードhomemade
• 自家製じかせいhomemade
• 手焼きてやきhome-baked
• 自製じせいmade by oneself
• 手細工てざいくhandiwork