食品

shokuhin

noun★Beginner

formal

food product; food item

この食品は安全基準を満たしています。

This food product meets safety standards.

スーパーで新鮮な食品を買いました。

I bought fresh food items at the supermarket.

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Refers to any edible product, often used in formal or technical contexts such as food safety regulations.

Collocations

食品安全food safety食品添加物food additive食品衛生food hygiene

'食品' is more formal and often used in official or technical contexts. For casual conversation, '食べ物' (tabemono) is more natural.

From 食 (shoku, 'eat') + 品 (hin, 'item, product').

Often used in formal or technical contexts, such as food regulations or product labeling. In everyday speech, '食べ物' (tabemono) is more common.

食

eat

root

品

item, product

root

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