正味

• 読み: しょうみ
• ローマ字: shoumi
• 漢字の分解: 正 (shou/sei) — correct, true, proper; 味 (mi) — flavour, substance, essence
• 発音: /ɕoː.mi/

意味

Net; actual; real; genuine. The true amount or value after deductions, packaging, or other extras are removed.

Used in commerce to mean 'net' as opposed to 'gross' — the actual quantity or value once packaging, tax, or other add-ons have been stripped away. 正味重量 means net weight. In conversational Japanese, 正味 can also mean 'honestly speaking' or 'in truth' (e.g., 正味な話), bridging commercial and colloquial registers.

例文

1. 梱包材を除いた正味重量は450グラムです。
2. 正味の利益率を計算すると、想定よりかなり低い数字が出た。
3. 正味な話、今の体制では年内の完成は難しいと思っている。

使い方ガイド

場面: commerce, product labelling, finance, casual speech

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 正 (shou/sei, correct/true) and 味 (mi, flavour/substance/essence). Literally 'true substance' — what remains when all excess and packaging are stripped away. Reflects the commercial practice of distinguishing real content from wrapping.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-Modern–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal