Japanese symbol for “physics”
物理
ぶつり
Romaji: butsuri
laws of nature; physical laws
In Japanese, physics is 物理, read ぶつり (butsuri).
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Meanings
- n laws of nature; physical laws
- n physics
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “physics”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理学 | りがく rigaku | physics |
| 物理学 | ぶつりがく butsurigaku | physics |
| 自然学 | しぜんがく shizengaku | physics (study of natural science in ancient Greek philosophy) |
| 窮理学 | きゅうりがく kyuurigaku | (Western) physics |
| フィジックス | フィジックス fijikkusu | physics |
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 |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “physics”.
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.