製法|せいほうseihou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounmanufacturing method; recipe; formula
    チーズの製法せいほうを教おしえてください。↗
    Would you teach me how to make cheese?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymレシピNeutralLoanword for recipes and ways of cooking; mostly about food. 「製法」 leans toward the manufacturing processes of industrial products.
  • Synonym作り方つくりかたNeutralThe everyday word for how to make something; very common in daily life and broad in scope.
  • Related処方しょほうWrittenA prescription a doctor gives, or figuratively a solution to a problem; the emphasis is on medicine. Written/formal register.

Use 「製法」 for the manufacturing process of a product, as in 「伝統的な製法」; 「レシピ」 for cooking, 「作り方」 for everyday how-to, and 「処方」 for prescriptions.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 何なんかを製造せいぞうする方法ほうほう。製造せいぞう法ほう。
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