1.
low quality; poor quality; inferior quality
A low standard of quality — of goods, services, content, or work. Used both as a noun and, with の, as a modifier meaning low-quality or inferior.
低品質の商品。
A low-quality product.
値段が安くても、低品質ならすぐ壊れる。
Even if it's cheap, a low-quality product will break quickly.
最近、ネット上には低品質な情報が増えている。
Recently, low-quality information has been increasing online.
低品質な部品を使うと、製品全体の信頼性が下がってしまう。
Using low-quality parts reduces the reliability of the whole product.
Composed of 低 (low) and 品質 (quality). Describes goods, services, content, or work of inferior standard. The direct antonym is 高品質 (high quality).
USAGE:
- As a noun: 低品質が問題だ (the low quality is a problem)
- As a の-modifier: 低品質の部品 (low-quality parts)
- Also used as a な-adjective: 低品質な情報 (low-quality information)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 低品質な商品: a low-quality product
- 低品質の{サービス}: poor-quality service
- 低品質{コンテンツ}: low-quality content (often online)
- 低品質を改善する: to improve poor quality
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 高品質: high quality — the direct antonym
- 粗悪: poor, shoddy — stronger and more negative; often implies deliberately inferior goods
- 劣悪: inferior, abysmal — even stronger; used for conditions or quality that is dangerously bad
- 安物: cheap thing — refers to the product itself rather than its quality level