Vocabulary

What does 名物 (めいぶつ, meibutsu) mean?

名物 (めいぶつ, meibutsu) means local specialty, famous product.

Quick facts
Readingめいぶつ
Romajimeibutsu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
めいぶつ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmeibutsu

local specialty, famous product

  1. 1noun famous product; special product; speciality

Example sentences

  • This town's specialty is udon.

  • I bought some famous local sweets as a souvenir.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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