(はんせいひん)

はんせいひん
noun
semi-finished product; work in progress
1. semi-finished product; work in progress; intermediate product
A product that has gone through some stages of manufacturing but is not yet a finished good ready for sale. It may be sold to another manufacturer for further processing or stored as inventory.
半製品(はんせいひん)(べつ)工場(こうじょう)(おく)る。
Send the semi-finished products to another factory.
半製品(はんせいひん)在庫(ざいこ)管理(かんり)課題(かだい)になっている。
Inventory management of semi-finished products has become an issue.
この会社(かいしゃ)半製品(はんせいひん)輸入(ゆにゅう)し、国内(こくない)最終(さいしゅう)加工(かこう)(おこな)っている。
This company imports semi-finished products and does the final processing domestically.

A compound of (はん) (half, semi-) and 製品(せいひん) (manufactured product). Used in manufacturing, accounting, and supply chain contexts. In accounting, semi-finished goods are classified as inventory.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 半製品(はんせいひん)在庫(ざいこ): semi-finished product inventory
  • 半製品(はんせいひん)加工(かこう)する: to process semi-finished products
  • 半製品(はんせいひん)倉庫(そうこ): semi-finished product warehouse
  • 半製品(はんせいひん)段階(だんかい): semi-finished stage

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 完成品(かんせいひん): finished product — a product ready for sale or use
  • 仕掛品(しかかりひん): work in process — an accounting term for products still on the production line
  • 原材料(げんざいりょう): raw materials — materials that have not yet undergone any manufacturing