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Kanji Detail for 品 - "quality, item"

品

  • Meaning

    品 means "quality, item." Also associated with character.

    1. Item - A thing; an article.

    2. Quality - A characteristic; a grade.

    3. Character - Personal dignity; refinement.

  • Words using 品

    • 作品 さくひん Listen work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production
    • 商品 しょうひん Listen commodity; article of commerce; goods
    • 製品 せいひん Listen manufactured goods; finished goods; product
    • 部品 ぶひん Listen parts; accessories; components
    • 食品 しょくひん Listen food; food products; foodstuffs
    • 医薬品 いやくひん Listen medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs
    • 品質 ひんしつ Listen quality (of a product or a service)
    • 用品 ようひん Listen articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for)

  • Four-character idioms with 品

    • 天下一品 てんかいっぴん Listen beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled
    • 人品骨柄 じんぴんこつがら Listen personal appearance and physique; person's appearance and physique giving a feeling of respectable character
    • 品行方正 ひんこうほうせい Listen irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

  • Tattoo check: 品

    • Verified meaning: quality, item
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しな)
    • Also carries these associations: character

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 品

    Surnames 品(しな)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    goods; refinement; dignity; article; counter for meal courses

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    article, product, commodity

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    article, good, product; commodity; quality, character

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The masses. Things have many types, hence called 物品. Also called 品物. One item is also called 一品. | Official ranks. Under the old system, ranks one through nine, each divided into principal and subordinate, to distinguish high and low positions. | Character is called 品. Such as 人品 (character), 流品 (social standing). | To evaluate is called 品. Such as 品題 (comment on), 品評 (critique).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hin(ヒン) ヒン

    hon(ホン) ホン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    shina(しな) しな

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    item quality character rank position category article goods brand caliber commodity dignity excellence grade merchandise product refinement standard value variety

Sentences including 品

  • It is something my mother made.

  • It's a beautiful job.

  • This work is beyond my grasp.

  • He found a job with a food company.

  • When did you finish the work?

  • He is at his best in this work.

  • I am afraid it is a reject.

  • Do not touch the exhibits.

  • This is the best thing on earth.

  • He has an eye for antiques.

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