安物
also: やすもん
Meanings
1
cheap item; low-quality goods
Refers to something inexpensive and often of poor quality. Can be used neutrally or with a negative connotation depending on context.
Cheap items sometimes break right away.
He always wears cheap clothes.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉は安物だto describe an item as cheap/low-quality
This bag is a cheap one, so it looks like it'll break soon.
- 安物で済ませるto make do with cheap goods instead of something better
I don't have much money this month, so I decided to make do with something cheap.
- 安物をつかむto end up buying a cheap dud (thinking it was a good deal)
I ended up with a cheap dud at the sale and regretted it later.