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Japanese symbol for “materialistic”

Romaji: yuibutsuteki
materialistic

In Japanese, materialistic is , read (yuibutsuteki).

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. adj-na materialistic

Kanji and stroke order

solely, only, merely
on: ユイ、イ
kun: ただ
11 strokes · JLPT 1
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “materialistic”

WordReadingMeaning
ぞくぶつてき zokubutsutekimaterialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
ゆいぶつろんてき yuibutsurontekimaterialistic; materialist

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ゆいいつ yuiitsuonly; sole; unique
ゆいぶつ yuibutsumaterialism
ゆいがどくそん yuigadokusonthroughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one
ただただ tadatadaabsolutely; completely; utterly
ゆいしき yuishikivijnapti-matrata (theory that all existence is subjective and nothing exists outside of the mind)
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
じんぶつ jinbutsuperson; character; figure
ものがたり monogataristory; tale; narrative
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “materialistic”.

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.