私 物(しぶつ)

しぶつ

noun

personal belongings; private property

1. personal belongings; private property; personal effects

Items that belong to an individual personally, as opposed to shared or organizational property. Often used in workplace and institutional settings.

私物(しぶつ)は持(も)ち帰(かえ)ってください。

Please take your personal belongings with you.

会社(かいしゃ)のパソコンを私物(しぶつ)化(か)してはいけない。

You must not treat company computers as personal property.

退職(たいしょく)する際(さい)は、デスクの私物(しぶつ)をすべて片付(かたづ)けてください。

When you leave the company, please clear all personal items from your desk.

Usage

私物(しぶつ) is commonly used in workplaces, schools, and shared spaces to distinguish personal items from organizational property.

Common collocations

私物(しぶつ)を持(も)ち込(こ)む (to bring personal items in)
私物(しぶつ)を持(も)ち帰(かえ)る (to take personal items home)
私物(しぶつ)化(か)する (to appropriate something as personal property)
私物(しぶつ)持(も)ち込(こ)み禁止(きんし) (personal items not allowed)

Related Words

Synonym: 持(も)ち物(もの) (belongings)

Compare: 身(み)の回(まわ)り (one's surroundings)

Compare: 所持品(しょじひん) (personal belongings)

Compare: 自分専用(じぶんせんよう) (for one's own exclusive use)

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Added 2026.3.5 18:36 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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