縫製・縫成|ほうせいhousei[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Which spelling to use
縫製縫製 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; it is written entirely in kanji.
縫成縫成 is a less common kanji-only written form of the same word, so learners should generally choose 縫製 instead.
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsewing (by machine)
Conjugation
Dictionary form縫製する(ほうせいする)
Polite (masu)縫製します(ほうせいします)
Negative (nai)縫製しない(ほうせいしない)
polite (masen)縫製しません(ほうせいしません)
classical zu / nu縫製せず・縫製せぬ(ほうせいせず・ほうせいせぬ)
Past (ta)縫製した(ほうせいした)
polite (mashita)縫製しました(ほうせいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)縫製しなかった(ほうせいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)縫製しませんでした(ほうせいしませんでした)
Te form縫製して(ほうせいして)
Potential縫製できる(ほうせいできる)
Passive縫製される(ほうせいされる)
Causative縫製させる(ほうせいさせる)
Causative passive縫製させられる(ほうせいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)縫製すれば(ほうせいすれば)
tara縫製したら(ほうせいしたら)
Volitional縫製しよう(ほうせいしよう)
polite (mashou)縫製しましょう(ほうせいしましょう)
Imperative縫製しろ(ほうせいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym裁縫さいほうNeutralCutting and sewing clothes by hand or machine, as in 「裁縫道具」; typically a home craft, whereas 「縫製」 leans industrial.
  • Synonym仕立てしたてNeutralTailoring clothes to measure, also arrangements or preparation; it centers on the custom-made finished garment rather than the sewing process itself.
  • Synonym縫いぬいNeutralThe act or method of sewing, stitches, or embroidery, by hand or machine; 「縫製」 narrows to the process of turning cloth into garments.
  • Related針仕事はりしごとNeutralHome-style needlework, usually hand sewing; unlike the industry term 「縫製」, it suggests domestic handwork, not machine production of clothes.
  • RelatedソーイングNeutralLoanword for sewing, often naming handicrafts; it carries a hobby feel, while 「縫製」 is the industrial machine-sewing of garments.

Use 「縫製」 for machine-sewing cloth into garments, an industry term as in 「縫製工場」. For sewing in general say 「裁縫」 or 「針仕事」, for made-to-order 「仕立て」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. ミシンなどの機械きかいで縫ぬって衣類いるいを製造せいぞうすること。
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