品(しな)

しな

noun

goods, article, item, quality

1. goods, article, item

A thing or object, especially something for sale.

この店(みせ)は品(しな)が豊富(ほうふ)だ。

This store has a rich variety of goods.

このお店(みせ)の品(しな)は質(しつ)が高(たか)くて値段(ねだん)も手頃(てごろ)だ。何度(なんど)も通(かよ)ってしまう。

The goods at this shop are high quality and reasonably priced. I find myself coming back again and again.

2. quality, class

The degree of excellence or refinement.

品(しな)の良(よ)い人(ひと)だ。

He/She is a refined person.

品が良い = refined, elegant

品(しな)のある話(はな)し方(かた)だ。

That's a refined way of speaking.

品(しな)がある = refined, elegant

あの人(ひと)は品(しな)がない。

That person has no class.

品(しな)がない = vulgar, unrefined

品(しな)が良(よ)くて落(お)ち着(つ)いた雰囲気(ふんいき)のレストランを探(さが)している。

I'm looking for a refined and calm restaurant.

品(しな) has two main meanings: physical goods/items, and quality/refinement.

MEANING 1 - GOODS/ITEMS:

品(しな)が揃(そろ)う (goods are available)
品(しな)を揃(そろ)える (to stock items)
品切(しなぎ)れ (out of stock)

MEANING 2 - QUALITY/REFINEMENT:

品(しな)が良(よ)い / 品(しな)がある (refined, elegant)
品(しな)が悪(わる)い / 品(しな)がない (vulgar, unrefined)

RELATED TERMS:

品物(しなもの) (goods, articles - emphasizes physical items)
商品(しょうひん) (product, merchandise)
上品(じょうひん) (elegant, refined)
下品(げひん) (vulgar, coarse)

COUNTER: 品(ひん)/点(てん) for counting items

Related Words

Related: 品物(しなもの) (goods)

Related: 上品(じょうひん) (elegant, refined)

Related: 下品(げひん) (vulgar, coarse)

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Added 2026.1.11 22:40 · Revised 2026.5.24 22:38

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