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品質 (ひんしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

品ひん質しつ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

Refers to the degree of excellence or standard of a product, service, or material. Common in business, manufacturing, and consumer contexts.

この店みせの商しょう品ひんは品ひん質しつが良よい。
The products at this store are of good quality.
品ひん質しつ管かん理りは製せい造ぞう業ぎょうで重じゅう要

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Quality control is important in manufacturing.

Kanji

品goods, refinement, dignity
質substance, quality, matter

Similar words

質しつ
質 is a broader term for 'quality' or 'nature' and can be used for abstract qualities, while 品質 specifically refers to the quality of goods or services.
性せい能のう
性能 refers to 'performance' or 'capability', often of machines or systems, whereas 品質 is about the overall standard or grade of a product.

Etymology

Compound of 品 (hin, 'goods, article') and 質 (shitsu, 'quality, substance'). The word is a Sino-Japanese term that entered common usage in the modern period, especially with industrialization.