Word Meaning 賞味期限

しょうみきげん shoumikigen

賞味期限 is read as しょうみきげん (shoumikigen) and means best-before date (on food).

Meaning

English

best-before date (on food)
use-by date
expiry date
expiration date

Reading

Kana

しょうみきげん

Romaji

shoumikigen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 消費期限,パン,菓子パン Rank 23081 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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賞味期間

しょうみきかん

best-before period (e.g. foodstuffs)

賞味

しょうみ

relish

無期限

むきげん

indefinite

有効期限

ゆうこうきげん

term of validity

期限

きげん

term

提出期限

ていしゅつきげん

(submission) deadline

品質保持期限

ひんしつほじきげん

freshness assured through this date

納付期限

のうふきげん

deadline for payment

納期限

のうきげん

due date for payment of tax

予定期限

よていきげん

target date

使用期限

しようきげん

expiry date

消費期限

しょうひきげん

expiry date (esp. on food)

Example Sentences

このパンって賞味期限大丈夫か？

Is this bread's best-by OK?

彼女は賞味期限切れの牛乳を飲んだ。

She drank the expired milk.

賞味期限が三日過ぎてるけど、まあいいか。

The best before date is 3 days past, but it's probably good, right?

何この醤油。賞味期限99年8月って書いてあるんだけど。

What kind of soy sauce is this? The expiry date says 'August 99'.

賞味期限が1ヶ月過ぎたヨーグルトって食べても大丈夫かな？

Is yogurt okay to eat if it's one month past the 'best before' date?

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

愛の賞味期限 Ai no Shoumi Kigen