品(ひん)

ひん

noun / suffix

goods; elegance, refinement

1. goods, items, articles

Products or merchandise (often as suffix).

商品(しょうひん)を並(なら)べる。

To display merchandise.

食品(しょくひん)の安全性(あんぜんせい)が問題(もんだい)になっている。

Food product safety has become an issue.

この製品(せいひん)は部品(ぶひん)が多(おお)くて組(く)み立(た)てが大変(たいへん)だ。

This product has many parts, so assembly is difficult.

2. elegance, refinement, dignity

A quality of grace, tastefulness, or class.

品(ひん)がいい人(ひと)だ。

They are a person of refinement.

彼女(かのじょ)は品(ひん)のある話(はな)し方(かた)をする。

She speaks in a refined manner.

あの店(みせ)は料理(りょうり)もおいしいし、品(ひん)のある雰囲気(ふんいき)で気(き)に入(い)っている。

That restaurant has delicious food and a refined atmosphere, so I like it.

Has two distinct usages: as a suffix for goods/items, and as a standalone word meaning elegance.

AS SUFFIX (goods):

食品(しょくひん) (food products)
商品(しょうひん) (merchandise)
製品(せいひん) (manufactured goods)
部品(ぶひん) (parts, components)
作品(さくひん) (work, creation)

AS STANDALONE (elegance):

品(ひん)がある (to have refinement)
品(ひん)がいい (refined, classy)
品(ひん)がない (lacking refinement, vulgar)
品(ひん)を落(お)とす (to lower one's dignity)

NOTE:

When read as しな, it typically means "item, article" in a more concrete sense

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Added 2026.1.12 21:24 · Revised 2026.5.27 8:28

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