Japanese symbol for “articles”
用品
ようひん
Romaji: youhin
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils
In Japanese, articles is 用品, read ようひん (youhin).
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Meanings
- n articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “articles”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 物品 | ぶっぴん buppin | goods; articles |
| 条章 | じょうしょう joushou | provisions (e.g. in a constitution); articles; clauses |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 使用 | しよう shiyou | use; application; employment |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
| 採用 | さいよう saiyou | use; adoption; acceptance |
| 用意 | ようい youi | preparation; arrangements; provision |
| 専用 | せんよう sen'you | (one's) exclusive use; private use; personal use |
| 信用 | しんよう shin'you | confidence; trust; faith |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
| 商品 | しょうひん shouhin | commodity; article of commerce; goods |
See also: Chinese symbol for “articles”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.