試作品(しさくひん)

しさくひん
noun
prototype; trial product; sample
businesstechnology
1. prototype; trial product; sample
A product made on a trial basis before mass production. Used in manufacturing, technology, cooking, and other fields where items are tested before final release.
試作品(しさくひん)を作(つく)る。
To make a prototype.
新(あたら)しい試作品(しさくひん)のテストが始(はじ)まった。
Testing of the new prototype has begun.
試作品(しさくひん)の段階(だんかい)では問題(もんだい)がなかったが、量産(りょうさん)で不具合(ふぐあい)が出(で)た。
There were no problems at the prototype stage, but defects appeared during mass production.

Composed of 試作(しさく) (trial manufacture) + 品(ひん) (product). Refers to an early version of a product created for evaluation and testing before committing to full production.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 見本(みほん): sample — a finished product shown as a representative example, not necessarily a test version
  • 模型(もけい): model — a scaled or simplified representation, not a functional trial product
  • プロトタイプ: prototype — the English loanword, used more in tech/startup contexts

Related Words

Compare: 見本(みほん) (sample)
Compare: 模型(もけい) (model)
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