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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

賞しょう味み期き限げん

shoumikigen

best-before date

It concerns quality; 消費期限 is the use-by date. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 賞味期限しょうみきげんが三日過さんにちすぎてるけど、まあいいか。

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

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 賞味期限しょうみきげんが1ヶ月過かげつすぎたヨーグルトって食たべても大丈夫だいじょうぶかな？

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

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 未開封みかいふうのまま賞味期限しょうみきげんを過すぎてしまった牛乳ぎゅうにゅう

    milk that has passed its expiration date without ever being opened

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 賞味期限

  • 賞prize; rewardOnショウKunほめる
  • 味flavor; tasteOnミKunあじ・あじわう
  • 期period; timeOnキ・ゴ
  • 限limit; restrictOnゲンKunかぎる・かぎり

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