品ひん位い

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to a person's refined character, elegance, or moral standing. Often used in phrases like 品位を保つ or 品位を落とす.

Used for the purity or quality of metals, especially gold. カラット (karat) is a specific unit, but 品位 can refer to the general fineness.

〈人ひと〉が品ひん位いを保たもつfor someone to maintain their dignity
彼かれはどんな状じょう況きょうでも品ひん位いを保たもっていた。
He maintained his dignity no matter the situation.
〈物もの〉の品ひん位いが高たかいthe fineness/grade of a metal is high
この金きん貨かは品ひん位いが高たかい。
This gold coin has a high fineness.
〈人ひと〉が品ひん位いを落おとすfor someone to lower/damage their own dignity
そんな言げん動どうは自じ分ぶんの品ひん位いを落おとすだけだ。
Behavior like that only lowers your own dignity.
〈人ひと〉の品ひん位いを疑うたがうto doubt someone's decency/character
あの発はつ言げんには品ひん位いを疑うたがってしまった。
That remark made me question his decency.

品ひん格かく sense 1
品格 emphasizes moral character and social standing, while 品位 can also describe the physical purity of a metal like gold.
純じゅん度ど sense 2
純度 is the general scientific term for the purity of any substance, while 品位 is the traditional term specifically used for the fineness of precious metals like gold.
気き品ひんN1sense 1
気品 describes an innate, almost visible elegance or refinement in a person's manner, whereas 品位 is a broader term covering both personal dignity and material fineness.
威い厳げん
品位 emphasizes refined elegance and good taste, whereas 威厳 conveys a heavier, more commanding weight of presence.

下げ品ひんN3sense 1
下品 describes coarse, vulgar behavior or taste, the direct opposite of the refined dignity conveyed by 品位.

品ひん性せい sense 1
品性 refers to a person's inherent moral nature or character, while 品位 refers to the outward dignity or grace they display, and separately can mean metal purity.

Compound of 品 (ひん, 'quality, grade') and 位 (い, 'rank, position'). The meaning 'dignity' developed from the idea of high rank or quality.