No. 4,542 in Japanese
市販
Commercially available.
In a sentence
この薬は市販されています。
This medicine is available over the counter.
The term '市販される' implies that a product is distributed commercially, often without requiring a prescription or special conditions for purchase.
市販の化粧品を使ってメイクをしました。
I did my makeup using commercially available cosmetics.
The word '市販' refers to items that are readily available for purchase by the general public without special order or manufacturing.
その本は市販されていないので特別に注文しました。
Since that book is not commercially available, I ordered it specially.
Here, '市販されていない' indicates that the item is not distributed for sale widely in the market, requiring alternative methods to obtain it.
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