also: そひん
small gift; token of appreciation
Only when written 粗品
Humble term for a modest gift one gives, often used when presenting something to a superior or customer. Also refers to promotional freebies given by businesses. The reading is almost always そしな.
This is just a small token, but please accept this gift.
We are offering a small gift to customers who visit our store.
inferior goods; low-quality article
Archaic original meaning; not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
In old documents, 粗品 can refer to goods of poor quality.
I gave a small token gift to the teacher who had helped me so much.
During the opening sale, they're handing out free gifts to customers.
It's just a small token, but please accept it.
I had a small token gift ready for our business partner.
贈り物 is the general, neutral word for a gift, while 粗品 is a humble term specifically for a modest gift or promotional freebie.
景品 is a free premium or prize given as part of a sale or promotion, whereas 粗品 emphasizes the giver's humility about the gift's modest value.
記念品 is a commemorative gift marking an event, while 粗品 is a self-deprecating term for any small gift regardless of occasion.
粗品 is a humble term for a small token gift given out by a shop or business, very close in use to 配り物.
上等品 means high-quality goods, the opposite of 粗品 in its archaic sense of inferior, low-quality articles.
粗末 shares the kanji 粗 with 粗品 and means 'shabby' or 'wasteful,' but it is an adjective describing quality, not a noun for a gift item.
Standard kanji form; the reading そしな is the most common.
Alternate reading; much less common than そしな.
Contains outdated kanji 麁; not used in modern writing.
From 粗 (rough, coarse) and 品 (goods, article). Originally meant 'inferior goods', but evolved into a humble term for a modest gift.