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(しな)切(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)
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Added 2026.1.11 22:40 · Revised 2026.2.27 23:03
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