ChiramiN4 kanji · 9 strokes
品 means goods, quality
品
口 an item · 口 an item · 口 an item
品Real origin
Three items (口) stacked together: goods, quality.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- goods, refinement, dignity, article
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) しな shina
しな (shina) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ヒン hin
ヒン (hin) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ホン hon
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Common word
作品 さくひん · sakuhin
work, piece
Built from
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Quick check
What does 品 mean?
Right: 品 means goods, quality.Not quite: 品 means goods, quality.In 作品, which reading does 品 use?
Right. 作品 is read さくひん (sakuhin): 品 takes ヒン, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 作品 is read さくひん (sakuhin): 品 takes ヒン, its reading from Chinese.