生理用品(せいりようひん)

せいりようひん
noun
sanitary products
healthdaily-life
1. sanitary products; menstrual hygiene products such as pads, tampons, and menstrual cups
sanitary products; menstrual hygiene products such as pads, tampons, and menstrual cups
生理用品(せいりようひん)を買(か)う。
Buy sanitary products.
生理用品(せいりようひん)は薬局(やっきょく)やコンビニで手(て)に入(はい)る。
Sanitary products are available at pharmacies and convenience stores.
学校(がっこう)のトイレに生理用品(せいりようひん)を無料(むりょう)で設置(せっち)する動(うご)きが広(ひろ)がっている。
There is a growing movement to provide free sanitary products in school restrooms.

A compound of 生理(せいり) (menstruation; physiology) and 用品(ようひん) (supplies/products). In Japanese, 生理(せいり) alone is the standard indirect way to refer to menstruation, parallel to English "period."

Common collocations

Related words

  • 生理(せいり)ナプキン — sanitary pad
  • タンポン — tampon
  • 生理(せいり)用(よう)ショーツ — period underwear
  • 生理(せいり)の貧困(ひんこん) — period poverty (a social issue gaining attention in Japan)

Related Words

Related: ナプキン (napkin)
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Added 2026.4.21 1:26 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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