品定め

• 読み: しなさだめ
• ローマ字: shinasadame
• 漢字の分解: 品 (hin/shina) — goods, quality, character; 定め (sadame) — determination, fixing
• 発音: /ɕi.na.sa.da.me/

意味

Evaluation; sizing up; judging quality. The act of carefully assessing the worth or character of goods or people.

A compound noun from 品 (goods/quality) and 定め (determination). Used in both commercial contexts — appraising merchandise — and social ones, where it implies scrutinising someone's character or abilities. The latter usage carries a slightly judgmental or critical nuance.

例文

1. 市場で旬の野菜を品定めしながら、一番よさそうなものを選んだ。
2. 新入りの社員たちは、先輩たちの鋭い品定めの視線にさらされた。
3. バイヤーは商品の品定めに30分以上かけた。

使い方ガイド

場面: commerce, evaluation, workplace, shopping

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 品 (hin/shina, goods/quality/character) and 定め (sadame, determining/fixing). The compound reflects traditional marketplace practice of carefully inspecting and evaluating merchandise before purchase or trade.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-Modern–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal