Translation guide
The English word "products" refers to items that are made or grown to be sold. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 製品 (seihin), but the best choice depends on context: whether you mean manufactured goods, agricultural produce, or a company's product line.
Referring to items that are manufactured or processed, such as electronics, machinery, or consumer goods.
The most general term for manufactured products. Used in business, retail, and everyday contexts.
This company makes high-quality products.
Emphasizes products as commercial goods or merchandise for sale. Common in retail and marketing.
Referring to products that are grown, farmed, or harvested, such as fruits, vegetables, or seafood.
Referring to the range of products a company sells, often in a business or marketing context.
Borrowed from English 'lineup', commonly used in business to refer to a company's product range.
Referring to products in a general, abstract sense, such as in economics or discussions of quality.
製品 (seihin) focuses on the item as something manufactured or produced, while 商品 (shōhin) emphasizes its role as a commercial good for sale. For example, a factory makes 製品, but a store sells 商品. However, in many contexts they overlap.
The new product will be released next month.
この店では様々な商品を扱っています。
This store carries various products.
Specifically agricultural products. Use for crops, fruits, vegetables, etc.
The agricultural products from this region are fresh and delicious.
Marine products, such as fish and seafood.
Japan is a country with high consumption of marine products.
Livestock products, such as meat, eggs, and dairy.
The prices of livestock products are rising.
Please take a look at our product lineup.
Products that a company handles or deals in. Often used in B2B contexts.
For details on our products, please see our website.
Again, 製品 is the go-to term for the abstract concept of products.
Quality control of products is important.
Emphasizes products as the output of production. More formal and often used in economic contexts.
Gross domestic product is the total value of products produced domestically.
This factory manufactures car parts as products.
All products in this store are domestically produced.
The loanword プロダクト (purodakuto) exists but is mainly used in IT/product management contexts (e.g., プロダクトマネージャー). For general manufactured goods, 製品 is much more natural.