無印良品(むじるしりょうひん)

むじるしりょうひん
noun
Muji, retailer of plain no-brand goods
proper-nounorganization-nameshoppingbusiness
1. Muji (retail brand and company)
A Japanese retailer of simply designed, unbranded household goods, clothing, stationery and food. It began in 1980 as a no-brand line for the supermarket chain Seiyu. The name means "no-brand quality goods."
無印良品(むじるしりょうひん)でノートを買(か)った。
I bought a notebook at Muji.
部屋(へや)の家具(かぐ)は全部(ぜんぶ)無印良品(むじるしりょうひん)でそろえた。
I furnished my whole room from Muji.
無印良品(むじるしりょうひん)のシンプルなデザインは海外(かいがい)でも人気(にんき)がある。
Muji's simple designs are popular overseas too.

In conversation usually shortened to 無印(むじるし): 無印(むじるし)で買(か)った. The English name Muji comes from its first two syllables.

Common expressions

  • 無印(むじるし)っぽい: Muji-like (plain, minimal, in neutral colors)
  • 無印(むじるし)の店(みせ): a Muji store

Cultural note

The brand has become a byword for Japanese minimalism: plain packaging, natural colors, and no logo on the products themselves.

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