JLPT N4 · 9 strokes
Kanji 品: "goods, refinement, dignity"
The kanji 品 means "goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ヒン, ホン in on'yomi and しな in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒンホン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しな
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 225 of 2,501 |
Common words with 品
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 作品work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
- 品élégance, classe, distinction · article, marchandise
- 商品commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock
- 上品elegant; refined; polished; stylish · high-quality goods; first-class article
- 下品vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
- 品物article; item; thing; goods
- 部品parts; accessories; components
- 製品manufactured goods; finished goods; product
- 薬品medicine; drug · chemical (agent); chemicals
- 手品magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick
- 新品brand-new article; new item
- 装飾品ornament; decoration
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