産物(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)の特産物(とくさんぶつ)はみかんだ。
The specialty product of this region is mandarin oranges.
海(うみ)の産物(さんぶつ)を使(つか)った料理(りょうり)が有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Dishes using products of the sea are famous here.
北海道(ほっかいどう)は農産物(のうさんぶつ)や乳製品(にゅうせいひん)の一大(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)の産物(さんぶつ)だ。
This is a product of the times.
その成功(せいこう)は努力(どりょく)の産物(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)の産物(さんぶつ)であり、社会(しゃかい)を大(おお)きく変(か)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.

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