Japanese symbol for “materialist”
俗物
ぞくぶつ
Romaji: zokubutsu
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine
In Japanese, materialist is 俗物, read ぞくぶつ (zokubutsu).
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
- n worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “materialist”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 物質主義者 | ぶっしつしゅぎしゃ busshitsushugisha | a materialist |
| 唯物論者 | ゆいぶつろんしゃ yuibutsuronsha | believer in materialism; materialist |
| 唯物論的 | ゆいぶつろんてき yuibutsuronteki | materialistic; materialist |
| マテリアリスト | マテリアリスト materiarisuto | materialist |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風俗 | ふうぞく fuuzoku | manners; customs |
| 世俗 | せぞく sezoku | worldly things; common customs; ordinary life |
| 俗語 | ぞくご zokugo | colloquialism; colloquial language; slang |
| 民俗 | みんぞく minzoku | folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs |
| 低俗 | ていぞく teizoku | vulgar; lowbrow; coarse |
| 習俗 | しゅうぞく shuuzoku | manners and customs; folkways; usage |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
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