品薄

• 読み: しなうす
• ローマ字: shinausu
• 漢字の分解: 品 (hin/shina) — goods, merchandise, quality; 薄 (haku/usu) — thin, sparse, faint, scarce
• 発音: /ɕi.na.ɯ.sɯ/

意味

Shortage; scarcity; a condition in which goods are in short supply relative to demand.

A noun and na-adjective describing a market or retail situation in which goods are insufficient to meet demand. 品薄状態 (state of shortage) and 品薄感 (sense of scarcity) are common extensions. Used in retail, commodity, and supply chain contexts. The term implies that goods exist but are scarce, distinguishing it from 在庫切れ (completely out of stock). Scarcity often drives price increases, especially in commodity markets.

例文

1. 地震の影響で建材が品薄となり、復旧工事が遅れている。
2. 品薄感が強まると、投機的な買いが入り価格が跳ね上がりやすい。
3. 半導体の品薄は自動車産業全体の生産に深刻な影響をもたらした。

使い方ガイド

場面: retail, supply chain, commodity markets, manufacturing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 品 (shina, goods/merchandise) and 薄 (usu, thin/sparse/faint). Together they vividly describe merchandise that is thin on the ground — scarce in supply. The image of goods being thin rather than thick captures the sense of insufficient quantity.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: General/Business