Explore 品 through goods, products and works. Connect each reading with a complete word and a useful context.

The idea

品 has 9 strokes; follow the linked stroke-order diagram. Read 品物（しなもの）, 商品（しょうひん）, 食品（しょくひん）, 作品（さくひん） as whole words. The table shows each reading in context.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
品物しなものThis item is expensive.
商品しょうひんI bought a new product.
食品しょくひんThis shop sells food products.
作品さくひんI saw the work at the art museum.

Examples

  • 美術館びじゅつかんで作品さくひんを見みました。I saw the work at the art museum.
  • この作品さくひんが大好だいすきです。I love this work.
  • この品物しなものは高たかいです。This item is expensive.
  • 新あたらしい商品しょうひんを買かいました。I bought a new product.
  • この店みせは食品しょくひんを売うっています。This shop sells food products.
  • 品物しなものを見みせてください。Please show me the goods.

Read-aloud uses a synthetic Japanese voice available on your device. Voice quality and availability vary; it does not assess your pronunciation.

Watch out

品物 is an item or goods; 商品 is merchandise for sale, while 作品 is a created work. 品 does not have one fixed meaning in every compound. Compare 品 with 晶: notice their different parts.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 品物 in hiragana.

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    しなもの

    品物 is read しなもの. In context: This item is expensive. Learn the reading with the whole word.

  2. Write the reading of 商品 in hiragana.

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    しょうひん

    商品 is read しょうひん. In context: I bought a new product. Learn the reading with the whole word.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 食＿（しょくひん）［品／晶］.

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    品

    品 completes 食品, read しょくひん. In context: This shop sells food products.

Use it today

Write 品 using the stroke-order diagram. Cover the table, read 品物 and 商品, and make a sentence with one of them.