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新品

Brand New

Meaning

Brand New, New Item, New Product

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A new product is something that's brand new or a new item. I like looking around the store for the brand new stuff because it's interesting!

Reading

しんぴん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. Notice though that ひん changes to ぴん. This is because you're buying some brand new pins?

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

新品のバッテリー
a brand new battery
新品の電池
a brand new battery
新品の場合
in the case of a brand new product
新品同様
like-new
新品パーツ
brand new parts
新品みたい
like-new
新品にする
to decide to go with a brand new item, to make into a brand new item
新品にかえる
to exchange for a brand new item
新品に見える
to look brand new
新品を買う
to buy a brand new item
新品を使う
to use a brand new item
新品を使用する
to utilize a brand new item

Context Sentences

このジーパンは新品です。

These jeans are brand new.

線路に新品のそろばんを落としてしまいました。

I dropped my brand new abacus onto the train tracks.

「新しいパソコンを買ったんだって？」「うーん。新品ではないんだけどね。ビエトのお下がりだよ。」

"I heard you bought a new computer." "Well, it’s not brand new. It’s a hand-me-down from Viet."

Kanji Composition