遺 品(いひん)

いひん

noun

belongings of the deceased

daily-life

1. belongings left by the deceased

The personal belongings a person leaves behind when they die, such as clothes, letters and keepsakes.

父(ちち)の遺品(いひん)を整理(せいり)する。

I sort through my father's belongings.

遺品(いひん)の中(なか)に古(ふる)い手紙(てがみ)があった。

Among the things he left was an old letter.

祖母(そぼ)の遺品(いひん)の着物(きもの)を仕立(した)て直(なお)して娘(むすめ)に着(き)せた。

I had my grandmother's kimono remade and put it on my daughter.

Refers to a dead person's things in general. 遺品(いひん)整理(せいり) (sorting out a deceased person's belongings) is now also the name of a professional service.

Common collocations

遺品(いひん)を整理(せいり)する: to sort out the belongings of the deceased
遺品(いひん)整理(せいり): estate clean-out (also a business)
故人(こじん)の遺品(いひん): the belongings of the deceased

Similar words

形見(かたみ): keepsake, memento — an item kept to remember the person, often given to someone
遺産(いさん): inheritance, estate — property with monetary value

Related Words

Compare: 形見(かたみ) (keepsake, memento)

Compare: 遺産(いさん) (inheritance, estate)

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Added 2026.10.7 22:18 · Revised 2026.10.7 22:23

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