物質(ぶっしつ)

ぶっしつ
noun
matter, substance
1. matter, substance, material
Physical stuff that occupies space and has mass; anything tangible.
水(みず)は液体(えきたい)の物質(ぶっしつ)だ。
Water is a liquid substance.
有害(ゆうがい)物質(ぶっしつ)を含(ふく)んでいる。
It contains harmful substances.
有害物質 = harmful substance
物質(ぶっしつ)的(てき)な豊(ゆた)かさだけでは幸(しあわ)せになれない。
Material wealth alone cannot bring happiness.
物質的 = material, materialistic

USAGE: 物質(ぶっしつ) is used in scientific contexts for matter/substance and in philosophical contexts contrasting with spiritual things.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 有害(ゆうがい)物質(ぶっしつ) (harmful substance)
  • 化学(かがく)物質(ぶっしつ) (chemical substance)
  • 放射性(ほうしゃせい)物質(ぶっしつ) (radioactive material)
  • 物質(ぶっしつ)的(てき) (material, materialistic)
  • 物質(ぶっしつ)主義(しゅぎ) (materialism)

CONTRAST: 物質(ぶっしつ) (material) vs 精神(せいしん) (spiritual)

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Added 2026.1.13 0:34 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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