食料品|しょくりょうひんshokuryouhin
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- nounfoodstuff; groceries
- Synonym食品しょくひんNeutralFood products for eating, whether processed or fresh, as in 「食品添加物」「冷凍食品」. Broader in scope than 「食料品」, which centers on groceries.
- Synonym食物しょくもつWrittenWritten word for things people eat in general, as in 「食物アレルギー」「食物繊維」. 「食料品」 leans toward foodstuffs sold in shops.
- Synonym食い物くいものCasualColloquial and rough, mostly male speech, for something to eat, as in 「何か食い物ある?」. Also figuratively a person who gets used or preyed on.
Use 「食料品」 for groceries and foodstuffs other than staples, as in 「食料品売り場」. For food products in general pick 「食品」; for food in general, written prose uses 「食物」, speech 「食べ物」 or 「食い物」.
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