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    3. 賞味期限

    賞味期限

    賞しょう味み期き限げん

    best-before date (on food)

    KMT9Ref L1NounFood & DiningKanji Vocab44 strokes

    しょうみきげん

    Noun

    1.
    best-before date (on food), use-by date, expiry date, expiration date

    Stroke 0 / 44

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    この牛ぎゅう乳にゅうの賞しょう味み期き限げんは明あし日たまでだ。

    The best-before date for this milk is until tomorrow.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    賞しょう味み期き限げんが近ちかい食しょく品ひんは、割わり引びきされることが多 い。

    Food products nearing their best-before date are often discounted.

    KMT9Food & DiningBusiness & Finance
    輸ゆ入にゅう食しょく品ひんには、日に本ほんの基き準じゅんに合あわせた賞しょう味み期き限げんが記き載さいされている。

    Imported foods have best-before dates listed according to Japanese standards.

    KMT9Food & DiningBusiness & Finance
    冷れい蔵ぞう庫この奥おくに賞でしょ味う期みき限げ切んぎれの調ちょう味み料りょうを見みつけた。

    I found expired seasoning at the back of the refrigerator.

    KMT9Food & DiningDaily LifeHome & Housing
    賞しょう味み期き限げんと消しょう費ひ期き限げんの違ちがいを理り解かいすることは、食しょく品ひんロス削さく減げんに繋つながる。

    Understanding the difference between "best-before" and "use-by" dates leads to a reduction in food waste.

    KMT10Food & DiningScience & MathDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    賞
    ほ.める…(1)
    prize・reward・praise
    味
    あじ・あじ.わう…(1)
    flavor・taste
    期
    period・time・date・term
    限
    かぎ.る・かぎ.り・-かぎ.り…(1)
    limit・restrict・to best of ability
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