食料品|しょくりょうひんshokuryouhin

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounfoodstuff; groceries
    日本にっぽんの食料品しょくりょうひんを扱あつかっていますか。↗
    Do you have any Japanese foods?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 主食しゅしょく以外いがいの食品しょくひん、食べ物たべもの。肉類にくるい、野菜やさい、くだもの、缶詰かんづめなど。
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