How to say "groceries" in Japanese
- 食料品しょくりょうひんnounThe general word for foodstuffs or groceries, covering edible goods bought at stores such as supermarkets. Use this when you simply mean groceries in the everyday sense, with no implication about the type of food.
- 乾物かんぶつnounMeans dry provisions or dried goods, so it matches 'groceries' only in that restricted sense. For ordinary groceries it is seldom the word you want; it is really for dried foods like dried fish, seaweed, and similar store staples.
食料品 is the neutral everyday word for food items you buy; 乾物 usually means dried foods such as dried fish or seaweed, so use it only when 'groceries' refers to dry goods.
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