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Japanese symbol for “goods”

Romaji: busshi
goods; materials; commodities; resources

In Japanese, goods is , read (busshi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

Kanji and stroke order

thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3
assets, resources, capital
on: シ
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “goods”

WordReadingMeaning
しょうひん shouhincommodity; article of commerce; goods
ぶっぴん buppingoods; articles
に niload; baggage; cargo
ようひん youhinarticles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for)
しなもの shinamonoarticle; item; thing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
じんぶつ jinbutsuperson; character; figure
ものがたり monogataristory; tale; narrative
たてもの tatemonobuilding
ぶっしつ busshitsumaterial; substance
ほんもの honmonogenuine article; real thing; real deal
しきん shikinfunds; capital
とうし toushiinvestment

See also: Chinese symbol for “goods”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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