low-quality goods; inferior goods
Used for products, items, or merchandise of poor quality. Often contrasted with 上物 (じょうもの).
Antonyms: 上物
Low-quality goods are sold cheaply at this market.
He has an eye for distinguishing high-quality goods from inferior ones.
Compound of 下 (げ, 'low') and 物 (もの, 'thing, goods'). The reading げ for 下 is a standard on'yomi used in compounds.