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物質 (ぶっしつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

物ぶっ質しつ

ぶ

っ

し

つ

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

material; substance

General term for physical material or substance, used in everyday and scientific contexts.

この物ぶっ質しつは水みずに溶とけやすい。
This substance dissolves easily in water.
新あたらしい素そ材ざいは軽かるくて丈じょう夫ぶな物

ぶっ

質しつ

だ

。

The new material is a light and strong substance.

2

noun

physics

Physics term for matter as opposed to energy or fields.

物ぶっ質しつとエネルギーの関かん係けいを学まなぶ。
We study the relationship between matter and energy.

Kanji

物thing, object, matter
質substance, quality, matter

Similar words

素そ材ざい
素材 refers to raw materials or ingredients, often with a focus on their use in making something, while 物質 is a more abstract or scientific term for physical substance.
物ぶっ体たい
物体 emphasizes a physical object or body, whereas 物質 focuses on the material or substance itself.

Etymology

Compound of 物 (ぶつ, 'thing') and 質 (しつ, 'quality, substance'). The reading ぶっしつ results from a regular sound change (促音便) where つ + し becomes っし.