名品|めいひんmeihin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfine article; masterpiece

• Synonym傑作けっさくNeutralAn outstanding work, mostly in art and literature; colloquially it can also mean something unintentionally hilarious. 「名品」 is for excellent or famous items and works.
• SynonymマスターピースNeutralA loanword for a masterpiece or signature work, leaning toward art and fashion; not very common.
• Related大作たいさくNeutralA large-scale, voluminous work; it can also mean a masterpiece, but the emphasis is on size and scope rather than fame.
• Related名作めいさくNeutralA famous, excellent work, said mostly of art, as in 「名作映画」; it can describe crafts too, while 「名品」 leans toward objects.
• Related名画めいがNeutralFamous paintings and film classics; it covers only pictures and movies, where 「名品」 has a much wider range.
• Related絶品ぜっぴんNeutralSomething superb; colloquially it is often used to praise food, as in 「絶品のラーメン」.
• Related逸物いちもつWrittenWritten style for an outstanding item, also an outstanding person; more archaic and elegant than 「名品」.
• Related上作じょうさくWrittenWritten style for a fine work; it can also mean a good harvest. Rare, and 「名品」 is the more common choice.
• Related神品しんぴんWrittenWritten style for an inspired, divinely crafted work; the highest praise, ranking above 「名品」.
• Antonym粗悪品そあくひんNeutralThe antonym: inferior, faulty goods; the opposite of first-rate 「名品」.
• Antonym駄作ださくNeutralThe antonym: a poor, worthless work; the opposite of a masterpiece like 「名品」.

「名品」 is for excellent or famous items and works, as in 「名品の茶碗」 and 「名品展」. For artistic masterpieces say 「傑作」 or 「名作」, and for delicious food 「絶品」. The antonyms are 「駄作」 and 「粗悪品」.

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1. 優すぐれた品物しなものや作品さくひん。
2. 著名ちょめいな品物しなものや作品さくひん。