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物質主義 (ぶっしつしゅぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
materialism
Refers to the philosophical doctrine that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, or the social tendency to value material possessions over spiritual or intellectual pursuits.
社しゃ
会かい
は
物ぶっ
質しつ
主しゅ
義ぎ
に
傾かたむ
き
すぎ
て
いる
。
Modern society leans too much toward materialism.
Kanji 質 substance, quality, matter 義 righteousness, justice, morality Similar words 唯ゆい 物ぶつ 論ろん 唯物論 specifically refers to philosophical materialism (the theory that matter is the only reality), while 物質主義 can also refer to a lifestyle focused on material wealth.
精せい 神しん 主しゅ 義ぎ 精神主義 is the antonym, emphasizing spiritual or mental values over material ones.
Etymology Compound of 物質 (matter, substance) and 主義 (principle, -ism). The term is a direct translation of the Western concept of materialism, likely coined during the Meiji period when many philosophical terms were introduced.
