Japanese symbol for “physical”
物的
ぶってき
Romaji: butteki
material; physical
In Japanese, physical is 物的, read ぶってき (butteki).
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
- adj-na material; physical
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “physical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| フィジカル | フィジカル fijikaru | physical |
| 心的 | しんてき shinteki | mental; psychological; physical |
| 形而下 | けいじか keijika | physical; material |
| 肉的 | にくてき nikuteki | physical; fleshly; corporal |
| 物理的 | ぶつりてき butsuriteki | physical |
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 |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 法的 | ほうてき houteki | legal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “physical”.
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.