食料品

• Reading: しょくりょうひん
• Romaji: shokuryouhin
• Kanji breakdown: 食 (shoku) — eat, food; 料 (ryou) — fee, materials; 品 (hin) — goods
• Pronunciation: /ɕo.kɯ.ɾjoː.hiɴ/

Meaning

Foodstuffs; groceries. Food products sold in stores.

A formal compound noun used in signs, labels, and news. 食料品売り場 means the grocery section of a department store. In casual speech, people often just say 食べ物 (food) instead.

Examples

1. スーパーで食料品を買った。 I bought groceries at the supermarket.
2. 食料品の値段が上がっている。 The price of groceries is going up.
3. デパートの地下に食料品売り場がある。 There's a grocery section in the basement of the department store.

Usage Guide

Context: shopping, stores, news

Tone: informational

Origin & History

Compound of 食料 (food, provisions) and 品 (goods, items).

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal