生 理 用 品(せいりようひん)

せいりようひん

noun

sanitary products

health daily-life

1. sanitary products; menstrual hygiene products such as pads, tampons, and menstrual cups

Products used during menstruation, such as pads and tampons; the usual word on store signs and in public restrooms.

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

生理用品(せいりようひん)の無料(むりょう)配布(はいふ) — free distribution of sanitary products
生理用品(せいりようひん)売(う)り場(ば) — sanitary products section (in a store)
生理用品(せいりようひん)を備(そな)える — to stock sanitary products

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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