製
せい · sei
Make, manufacture, -made, made of ..., made in ...
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Example sentences
新製品の開発を来月の会議で提案する予定です。
しんせいひんのかいはつをらいげつのかいぎでていあんするよていです。
We plan to propose the development of a new product at next month's meeting.
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私は新製品の企画を担当しております。
わたしはしんせいひんのきかくをたんとうしております。
I am in charge of planning new products.
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賞味期限は、製造日から半年です。
しょうみきげんは、せいぞうびからはんとしです。
The expiration date is six months from the manufacturing date.
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この商品は、製造元が違うだけで、中身は全く同じだ。
このしょうひんは、せいぞうもとがちがうだけで、なかみはまったくおなじだ。
This product differs only in its manufacturer; the contents are exactly the same.
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Make, manufacture, -made, made of ..., made in ....
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せい (sei). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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