品質(ひんしつ)

品質(ひんしつ) refers specifically to the quality of manufactured products or goods. It is narrower than 質(しつ), which covers quality in general.

Common expressions

• 品質(ひんしつ)管理(かんり): quality control (QC)
• 品質(ひんしつ)保証(ほしょう): quality assurance (QA)
• 高(こう)品質(ひんしつ): high quality
• 品質(ひんしつ)向上(こうじょう): quality improvement
• 品質(ひんしつ)が落(お)ちる: quality declines

Similar words

• 品質(ひんしつ): product/goods quality (business, manufacturing)
• 質(しつ): quality in general (睡眠(すいみん)の質(しつ) = sleep quality)
• 品(しな): goods, an article; in casual talk also their grade
• 品(ひん): refinement of a person or manner (品(ひん)がいい, refined), not product quality

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Common in business, manufacturing, and consumer contexts. Often seen in product reviews and advertising.