(すいさんぶつ)

すいさんぶつ
noun
marine products; seafood products
1. marine products; seafood products; aquatic products
Products obtained from oceans, rivers, and aquaculture, including fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other aquatic organisms. Used in trade, industry, and government contexts rather than everyday cooking.
日本(にほん)水産物(すいさんぶつ)消費量(しょうひりょう)(おお)い。
Japan has high consumption of marine products.
新鮮(しんせん)水産物(すいさんぶつ)市場(いちば)(なら)んでいる。
Fresh marine products are lined up at the market.
水産物(すいさんぶつ)輸入(ゆにゅう)規制(きせい)強化(きょうか)されたため、仕入(しい)価格(かかく)上昇(じょうしょう)している。
Since import regulations on marine products were tightened, procurement prices have risen.

USAGE:
A somewhat formal term used in trade, government policy, and industry contexts. In everyday conversation, 海産物(かいさんぶつ) (marine products) or simply 魚介類(ぎょかいるい) (seafood) is more common. 水産物(すいさんぶつ) covers both ocean and freshwater products.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 水産物(すいさんぶつ)輸出入(ゆしゅつにゅう) (import and export of marine products)
  • 水産物(すいさんぶつ)加工(かこう) (marine product processing)
  • 水産物(すいさんぶつ)市場(しじょう) (marine products market)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 海産物(かいさんぶつ): marine products — specifically from the sea, not freshwater
  • 魚介類(ぎょかいるい): seafood — the everyday term for fish and shellfish
  • 水産業(すいさんぎょう): fishing industry — the industry that produces marine products