N3
しょうひん (shōhin)
商品
product; merchandise; goods
💡 Nuance & Usage:
Refers to products or commercial goods offered for sale. Contrast with 製品 (seihin, manufactured product). ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'This is our company's new product! ...W-What?! "The manager is more attractive than the product"?! W-What are you saying during work hours! Do not go trying to seduce me, you idiot!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『これがうちの新商品よ！...って、な、何よ？！「商品より部長の方が魅力的」ですって？！し、仕事中に何言ってんのよ！私を口説くんじゃないわよ、バカ！』
📝 Example Sentences
店にはたくさんの魅力的な商品が並んでいます。
Many attractive products are lined up in the store.
Practice Quiz
Test your understanding of "商品"!
このお店の_______はどれも品質が良いです。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
日本語: 店頭で販売されている品物を指すため「商品」が正解です。ハルカ部長：『商品の品質を見る目は確かね。私の優秀な部下としての品質も、あんたのおかげで上がってるんだからね。』
English: 'Product' (shōhin) is correct, referring to items sold in a store. Haruka: 'You have a good eye for product quality. And your quality as my excellent subordinate is rising thanks to you, too.'
English: 'Product' (shōhin) is correct, referring to items sold in a store. Haruka: 'You have a good eye for product quality. And your quality as my excellent subordinate is rising thanks to you, too.'
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