Japanese word

市販

Pronunciation

Romajishihan

Meaning

  • nouncommercially available

Example

この薬は市販されています。ko no kusuri wa shi han sa re te i ma su

This medicine is commercially available.

Illustration for 市販 (commercially available)

More examples

この教材は市販されている商品です。ko no kyō zai wa shi han sa re te i ru shō hin de su

This study material is a commercially available product.

Core concept

Describes goods that enter ordinary retail channels and can be bought by the public rather than obtained through special arrangements.

Common phrases

  • 市販の薬shi han no kusuri

    commercially available medicine

  • 市販の食品shi han no shoku hin

    commercially available food

  • 市販の本shi han no hon

    commercially available book

Similar words

一般販売ippanhanbai: The availability of goods for purchase by the general public through regular channels.
販売hanbai: The process of providing goods or services to customers in exchange for payment.
小売りkouri: The business of selling goods directly to consumers rather than to other businesses.

Definition in Japanese

一般の店などで売られ、特別な注文や許可を要せず買えること。ip pan no mise na do de u ra re toku betsu na chū mon ya kyo ka o yō se zu ka e ru ko to

Word origin

市販 (shihan) combines 市 (shi, "market") and 販 (han, "sell"), expressing goods sold through the market.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, 市販 (shihan) often describes products available through ordinary stores, so it does not by itself mean that an item is cheap or discounted.

Opposites

  • 非売品hibaihinitem not for salenoun

Related words

  • 市販化shihankacommercializationnoun

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