異 物(いぶつ)

いぶつ

noun

foreign body, foreign matter

formal

See also: 遺物(いぶつ) (relic, artifact)

1. foreign body, foreign matter

Something that does not belong in a particular place — a contaminant in food, a particle in the eye, or an unwanted object in a system. Used in medical, manufacturing, and food safety contexts.

目(め)に異物(いぶつ)が入(はい)った。

A foreign body got into my eye.

食品(しょくひん)に異物(いぶつ)が混入(こんにゅう)していた。

A foreign object was found mixed into the food product.

工場(こうじょう)では異物(いぶつ)混入(こんにゅう)を防(ふせ)ぐために厳(きび)しい管理(かんり)を行(おこな)っている。

The factory has strict controls in place to prevent foreign matter contamination.

Usage

Commonly encountered in news reports about food safety incidents and in medical descriptions. The compound 異物(いぶつ)混入(こんにゅう) (foreign matter contamination) is especially frequent in consumer safety discussions.

Common collocations

異物(いぶつ)混入(こんにゅう): foreign object contamination
異物(いぶつ)を除去(じょきょ)する: to remove a foreign body
異物(いぶつ)感(かん): sensation of a foreign body (e.g., in the throat)
異物(いぶつ)が混(ま)じる: for a foreign object to be mixed in

general

Added 2026.2.26 22:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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