洋よう品ひん

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Meanings

Western-style clothing and accessories; haberdashery

Refers broadly to Western-style apparel and related accessories, often in a retail context. The term 'haberdashery' is a narrower equivalent, typically for men's furnishings.

駅えき前まえに新あたらしい洋よう品ひん店てんがオープンした。
A new Western-style clothing and accessories shop opened in front of the station.
このデパートの洋よう品ひん売うり場ばはとても広ひろい。
The Western apparel section of this department store is very spacious.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の洋よう品ひんを扱あつかうto deal in/sell Western-style goods
この店みせでは紳しん士し用ようの洋よう品ひんを扱あつかっている。
This shop deals in men's Western-style goods.

Kanji

洋ocean, sea, foreign
品goods, refinement, dignity

Related words

洋よう服ふくN5
洋服 refers narrowly to Western-style garments themselves, while 洋品 covers a broader range including accessories and haberdashery items.
服ふく飾しょく品ひん
服飾品 is a formal, style-neutral term for fashion accessories, whereas 洋品 specifically implies a Western-style origin.

Opposites

和わ装そう
和装 refers to Japanese-style clothing and dress, contrasting with 洋品's focus on Western-style apparel and accessories.

Word family

洋よう品ひん店てんN2
Western-style apparel and accessories shop
洋よう品ひん屋や
Western goods shop; Western-style apparel and accessories store

Etymology

Compound of 洋 (Western, overseas) and 品 (goods, articles). The term emerged as Japan adopted Western clothing styles, referring broadly to Western-style apparel and related items.