物質的|ぶっしつてきbusshitsuteki

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivematerial; physical
    私は物質的ぶっしつてきな利益りえきには関心かんしんがない。↗
    I am not interested in material gain.
Conjugation
Plain form物質的(ぶっしつてき)
Polite (desu)物質的です(ぶっしつてきです)
Negative (dewa nai)物質的ではない(ぶっしつてきではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)物質的ではありません(ぶっしつてきではありません)
Past (datta)物質的だった(ぶっしつてきだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)物質的ではなかった(ぶっしつてきではなかった)
Te form (de)物質的で(ぶっしつてきで)
Adverbial (ni)物質的に(ぶっしつてきに)
Conditional (nara)物質的なら(ぶっしつてきなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym物理的ぶつりてきNeutralRefers to the physical in the sense of objective conditions, as in 「物理的に不可能」; 「物質的」 centers on money and material goods.
  • Synonym物的ぶってきNeutralRelates to objects and matter, as in 「物的証拠」「物的資源」; mostly used in compounds, while 「物質的」 is the usual word for material enjoyment.
  • Antonym精神的せいしんてきNeutralThe antonym: mental or psychological, standing opposite 「物質的」 on the level of money and goods.
  • Antonym霊的れいてきNeutralThe antonym: concerning the soul and spirit, with religious overtones; stands opposite 「物質的」.

Use 「物質的」 for the tangible side — money, goods, e.g. 「物質的な豊かさ」「物質的援助」. For objective, physical conditions say 「物理的」; the main opposite is 「精神的」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. お金かねやもの、体からだなど、目めに見みえる形かたちのあるものに関かんする。
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