(さんぶつ)

さんぶつ
noun
product, produce; result, outcome
1. product, produce
Something produced from a particular region or industry. Agricultural, marine, or mineral products of a given area.
この地方(ちほう)特産物(とくさんぶつ)はみかんだ。
The specialty product of this region is mandarin oranges.
(うみ)産物(さんぶつ)使(つか)った料理(りょうり)有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Dishes using products of the sea are famous here.
北海道(ほっかいどう)農産物(のうさんぶつ)乳製品(にゅうせいひん)一大(いちだい)産地(さんち)だ。
Hokkaido is a major production area for agricultural products and dairy.
2. result, outcome, product (of circumstances)
Something that emerges as a consequence of a particular era, environment, or set of conditions. Used figuratively.
これは時代(じだい)産物(さんぶつ)だ。
This is a product of the times.
その成功(せいこう)努力(どりょく)産物(さんぶつ)だ。
That success is the product of hard work.
インターネットは技術(ぎじゅつ)革新(かくしん)産物(さんぶつ)であり、社会(しゃかい)(おお)きく()えた。
The internet is a product of technological innovation and has dramatically changed society.

USAGE:
Sense 1 is concrete (physical products), while sense 2 is abstract (result of circumstances). The figurative use in sense 2 is very common in essays, journalism, and formal discussion. The pattern ~の産物(さんぶつ) (a product of ~) is the standard construction.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 特産物(とくさんぶつ): specialty product, local specialty
  • 農産物(のうさんぶつ): agricultural product
  • 海産物(かいさんぶつ): marine product, seafood
  • 副産物(ふくさんぶつ): by-product

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 時代(じだい)産物(さんぶつ): product of the times
  • 努力(どりょく)産物(さんぶつ): product of effort
  • ~の産物(さんぶつ): a product of ~