消しょう費ひ財ざい

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

consumer goods

Economic term for goods purchased by individuals for personal use, as opposed to capital goods (生産財). Common in news, business, and economic discussions.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を消しょう費ひ財ざいとして生せい産さんするto produce something as a consumer good
この工こう場じょうは日にち用よう品ひんを消しょう費ひ財ざいとして生せい産さんしている。
This factory produces everyday items as consumer goods.
消しょう費ひ財ざいの需じゅ要ようが伸のびるdemand for consumer goods grows
景けい気きが良よくなると消しょう費ひ財ざいの需じゅ要ようが伸のびる。
When the economy improves, demand for consumer goods grows.

Kanji

消extinguish, blow out, turn off
費expense, cost, spend
財property, money, wealth
材lumber, log, timber

Opposites

生せい産さん財ざい
消費財 are goods bought by individuals for personal use, while 生産財 are capital/producer goods used to make other goods.

Don't confuse with

消しょう費ひ税ぜいN2
消費財 (consumer goods) and 消費税 (consumption tax) share the 消費- prefix but refer to very different economic concepts—goods versus a tax.

Word family

耐たい久きゅう消しょう費ひ財ざい
durable goods; durable consumer goods

Built from

消しょう費ひ+財ざい

Written forms

消しょう費ひ財ざい
Standard kanji form; the most common spelling in news and business contexts.
消しょう費ひ材ざい
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; occasionally seen but not standard. The character 材 means 'material' rather than 'goods'.

Etymology

Compound of 消費 (consumption) and 財 (goods, wealth). The term is a modern economic coinage, likely from the early 20th century.