品|ひんhin[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounelegance; grace; refinement; class; dignity
    彼かれは品ひんがない。↗
    He is a common sort of man.
  2. suffixarticle; item
  3. suffix, countercounter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)sometimes pronounced ぴん
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym品位ひんいWrittenWritten word for the dignified elegance of a person or thing; also the purity of metal. 「品」 is typically seen in 「品がある」「品がない」.
  • Synonym気品きひんWrittenAn air of nobility that seems to radiate naturally, as in 「気品のある顔立ち」; a stronger term of praise than 「品」.
  • Synonym品格ひんかくWrittenSerious written word for a person's dignity and refinement; also used of nations and works, as in 「国家の品格」.
  • SynonymエレガンスNeutralLoanword for elegance, used mostly of fashion and a woman's refined image.
  • Synonym気韻きいんWrittenRare written word for the refined elegance of an artwork or a person.
  • Synonym雅みやびWrittenCourtly, classical elegance with an old-world aesthetic, as in 「雅な世界」.
  • Related貫禄かんろくNeutralDignity and presence read from one's appearance or bearing; also a humorous way to say gaining weight, as in 「貫禄がつく」. Unrelated to elegance.

Everyday talk about whether someone has class uses 「品」, as in 「品がある」. For a naturally noble air pick 「気品」; for imposing presence 「貫禄」; for fashionable elegance 「エレガンス」; for classical courtly grace 「雅」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (ヒン)人ひととしての資質ししつ。品格ひんかく。
  2. (ヒン しな)料理りょうりの皿数さらかずを数かぞえる。
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