名物|めいぶつmeibutsu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounfamous product; special product; speciality; specialty
    この地方ちほうの名物めいぶつ料理りょうりがありますか。↗
    Do you have any regional dishes?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym呼び物よびものNeutralThe main attraction of an event, as in 「祭りの呼び物」; leans toward the shows or features that draw people in.
  • Related売り物うりものNeutralGoods for sale or a selling point, as in 「安さが売り物」; it is about what is offered or promoted, not about what a place or group is famous for.
  • Related看板かんばんNeutralA signboard, or by extension the face of a shop, as in 「看板メニュー」「看板娘」; leans toward things that represent a shop.

Use 「名物」 for a local specialty or a person or thing a place is famous for, as in 「名物料理」「名物先生」. For a shop's signature item say 「看板」, for an event's highlight 「呼び物」, and for a selling point 「売り物」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 地域ちいきを代表だいひょうする名高なだかい品物しなもの。名産めいさん品ひん。
  2. 個性的こせいてきなふるまいや独自どくじの特徴とくちょうなどで有名ゆうめいなこと。
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