品物|しなものshinamono[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounarticle; item; thing; goods; wares
   これらの品物しなものは非売品ひばいひんです。↗

   These articles are not for sale.

• SynonymものNeutralThe broadest term for a thing or object, as in 「物を大切に」; it reaches well beyond goods and merchandise.
• Synonym物品ぶっぴんWrittenWritten/formal prose for items, as in 「物品の購入」; mostly seen in accounts and official documents.
• SynonymしなNeutralShorter than 「品物」 and very common in speech; refers to goods and merchandise, as in 「品が多い」「いい品」.
• Synonym商品しょうひんNeutralGoods for buying and selling, as in 「新商品」; stresses the commercial side of an item.
• Synonym代物しろものCasualColloquial word for a thing or fellow, often carrying a negative judgement, as in 「とんだ代物だ」.
• Related代物しろものCasualColloquial word for a thing or fellow, often carrying a negative judgement, as in 「とんだ代物だ」.
• Related商い物あきないものCasualColloquial for goods bought and sold, with an old-fashioned ring; rarely heard today.

Default to 「品物」 for articles and goods. Use 「物」 for things in general, 「商品」 for merchandise for sale, 「物品」 in accounts and official documents, and 「代物」 for a thing with a judgement attached.

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1. 持ち運もちはこびができる程度ていどの大おおきさの有体物ゆうたいぶつ、多おおくは取引とりひきの対象たいしょうとするもの。しな、物品ぶっぴん。