How to say 'Retail' in Japanese | 市販

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The Japanese word for Retail is 'Shihan', written as 市販 in Japanese.'Retail' in hiragana is しはん.

word

市販

Meaning

Retail

Reading

しはん

shihan

Kanji

市City, Market 販Sell

Explanation

The Japanese noun '市販 (しはん)' refers to products or goods that are sold commercially, typically in retail stores or through general distribution channels. It is often used to describe items that are widely available to the public, as opposed to custom-made or specialized products. For example: This medicine is available over-the-counter「この薬は市販されています」(このくすりはしはんされています). I bought a retail version of the software「市販のソフトウェアを買いました」(しはんのソフトウェアをかいました). The term can also imply that something is mass-produced and accessible to the general consumer market.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5400

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 市販

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

市

Meaning

City, Market

kanji

販

Meaning

Sell

Words Related to 市販 Through the Kanji 市

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 市 as well.

word

市

Meaning

City

word

都市

Meaning

City

word

市場

Meaning

Market

word

市民

Meaning

Citizen

word

市内

Meaning

City

word

市役所

Meaning

City hall

word

市街

Meaning

City

Words Related to 市販 Through the Kanji 販

This Word contains the Kanji 販 as well.

word

販売

Meaning

Sale

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