高品質|こうひんしつkouhinshitsu
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- na-adjective, no-adjectivehigh quality
Conjugation
| Plain form | 高品質(こうひんしつ) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 高品質です(こうひんしつです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 高品質ではない(こうひんしつではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 高品質ではありません(こうひんしつではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 高品質だった(こうひんしつだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 高品質ではなかった(こうひんしつではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 高品質で(こうひんしつで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 高品質に(こうひんしつに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 高品質なら(こうひんしつなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym上質じょうしつNeutralFine, superior quality, stressing the texture of the material itself, as in 「上質な紙」; 「高品質」 covers overall quality, mostly of products and materials.
- Synonym極上ごくじょうNeutralThe very finest grade — the best there is — as in 「極上の味」.
- Synonym上等じょうとうNeutralHigh grade and good quality, as in 「上等な品物」; also used defiantly as 「上等だ」. 「高品質」 speaks of quality only.
- Synonym高級こうきゅうNeutralHigh-class, stressing grade and price level. 「高品質」 says only that quality is good — not necessarily upscale.
- SynonymとびきりNeutralColloquial. Exceptionally good, as in 「とびきりの笑顔」; not tied to quality in particular.
- SynonymハイクオリティNeutralLoanword for high quality, heard mostly in advertising and promotion; colloquial.
- Synonym高品位こうひんいWrittenWritten/formal. Good quality at a high grade or standard; also describes high image resolution. 「高品質」 is about quality alone.
- Related卓越たくえつWrittenWritten/formal. Far surpassing others of its kind, of both people's abilities and things, as in 「卓越した品質」; 「高品質」 says only that quality is good.
- Related秀逸しゅういつWrittenWritten/formal. Outstanding, superb; mostly used to evaluate works, as in 「秀逸な作品」.
- Related出色しゅっしょくNeutralConspicuously outstanding, often said of works or results, as in 「出色の出来」; stresses standing out from the rest more than 「高品質」 does.
- Related卓抜たくばつWrittenWritten/formal and rare; excellence with the nuance of exceptional, standout talent.
- Related超絶ちょうぜつNeutralTranscendent excellence, stressing extremely high skill, as in 「超絶技巧」.
- RelatedハイクラスNeutralLoanword for high class, stressing grade or tier, as in 「ハイクラスなホテル」.
- Related至高しこうWrittenWritten/formal. Supreme, the sublime height of quality, as in 「至高の芸術」.
- Related出群しゅつぐんWrittenWritten/formal and rare; standing out above the crowd, used to praise talented people.
- Related絶倫ぜつりんWrittenWritten/formal. Matchless, peerless; mostly in 「精力絶倫」, with an exaggerated ring.
- Related卓出たくしゅつWrittenWritten/formal and rare; preeminent, outstanding, used in evaluating talented people.
- Related秀抜しゅうばつWrittenWritten/formal and rare; outstanding, said of exceptional talent.
- Related超凡ちょうぼんWrittenWritten/formal and rare; far beyond the ordinary, exceptionally fine. For everyday praise of product quality, 「高品質」 or 「上質」 is the usual choice.
- Related特出とくしゅつWrittenWritten/formal. Especially prominent, used in evaluating achievements or ability.
- Related秀しゅうWrittenWritten/formal. Excellence as a grade, mostly the rating mark 「秀」, stressing rank in results, as in 「秀・優・良」.
- Related精良せいりょうWrittenWritten/formal. Finely made, stressing careful, precise workmanship, as in 「精良な武器」.
- Antonym粗悪そあくNeutralAntonym: coarse and shoddy, the opposite of 「高品質」.
- Antonym低品質ていひんしつNeutralAntonym: low quality, the direct opposite of 「高品質」.
Use 「高品質」 for a high standard of quality in products or materials, as in 「高品質な製品」. Pick 「上質」 for fine texture, 「極上」 for the top grade, 「上等」 for high grade (also the defiant 「上等だ」), 「高級」 for upscale grade and price, 「ハイクオリティ」 in advertising and 「ハイクラス」 for a high tier. To praise works, results or talent, use 「出色」, or in written prose 「卓越」「秀逸」 and the rarer bookish terms; 「飛び切り」 is casual and not limited to quality. The opposites are 「低品質」 and 「粗悪」.
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