Japanese symbol for “logistics”
物流
ぶつりゅう
Romaji: butsuryuu
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
In Japanese, logistics is 物流, read ぶつりゅう (butsuryuu).
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Meanings
- n physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “logistics”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兵站 | へいたん heitan | logistics; supply; communications |
| ロジ | ロジ roji | logistics |
| 兵站学 | へいたんがく heitangaku | logistics |
| ロジスティックス | ロジスティックス rojisutikkusu | logistics |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 建物 | たてもの tatemono | building |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material; substance |
| 本物 | ほんもの honmono | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
See also: Chinese symbol for “logistics”.
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.