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
生理用品を買う。
Buy sanitary products.
生理用品は薬局やコンビニで手に入る。
Sanitary products are available at pharmacies and convenience stores.
学校のトイレに生理用品を無料で設置する動きが広がっている。
There is a growing movement to provide free sanitary products in school restrooms.
A compound of 生理 (menstruation; physiology) and 用品 (supplies/products). In Japanese, 生理 alone is the standard indirect way to refer to menstruation, parallel to English "period."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 生理用品の無料配布 — free distribution of sanitary products
- 生理用品売り場 — sanitary products section (in a store)
- 生理用品を備える — to stock sanitary products
RELATED TERMS:
- 生理ナプキン — sanitary pad
- タンポン — tampon
- 生理用ショーツ — period underwear
- 生理の貧困 — period poverty (a social issue gaining attention in Japan)