生せい鮮せん食しょく品ひん

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Meanings

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noun

perishable foods; perishables

Refers to fresh food items that spoil quickly, such as vegetables, fruits, meat, and fish. Often used in contexts like supermarkets, logistics, and food safety.

生せい鮮せん食しょく品ひんは冷れい蔵ぞう庫こで保ほ存ぞんしてください

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Please store perishable foods in the refrigerator.

このスーパーは生せい鮮せん食しょく品ひんが安やすい。

This supermarket has cheap perishables.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
鮮fresh, vivid, clear
食eat, food
品goods, refinement, dignity

Related words

生なま物ものN2
生鮮食品 is the formal, commercial term for fresh/perishable foods, while 生物 is the everyday word used especially for warning about spoilage or the need to cook something.
デイリー
生鮮食品 is the general term for fresh/perishable foods, while デイリー is the retail-industry term specifically for items delivered fresh every day.

Opposites

冷れい凍とう食しょく品ひんN3
生鮮食品 means fresh, unfrozen food, the opposite of 冷凍食品 which is preserved by freezing.

Built from

生せい鮮せん+食しょく品ひん

Etymology

Compound of 生鮮 (fresh) and 食品 (food products). The word is a straightforward modern term without obscure historical derivation.