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How to say 'Supplies' in Japanese | 物資

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The Japanese word for Supplies is 'Busshi', written as 物資 in Japanese.'Supplies' in hiragana is ぶっし.

    word

    物資

    Meaning

    Supplies

    Reading

    ぶっし

    busshi

    Kanji

    資Capital, Resources 物Thing

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '物資 (ぶっし)' refers to 'supplies' or 'materials', typically in the context of goods or resources needed for a specific purpose, such as disaster relief, military operations, or daily necessities. It is often used in formal or logistical contexts. For example: The government sent relief supplies「政府は救援物資を送った」(せいふはきゅうえんぶっしをおくった). We need to secure medical supplies「医療物資を確保する必要がある」(いりょうぶっしをかくほするひつようがある). The term emphasizes the tangible nature of the items being referred to.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    6405

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 物資

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    物

    Meaning

    Thing

  • kanji

    資

    Meaning

    Capital, Resources

Words Related to 物資 Through the Kanji 物

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 物 as well.

  • word

    乗り物

    Meaning

    Vehicle

  • word

    忘れ物

    Meaning

    Forgotten item

  • word

    持ち物

    Meaning

    Belongings

  • word

    名物

    Meaning

    Specialty

  • word

    物

    Meaning

    Thing

  • word

    博物

    Meaning

    Natural history

  • word

    生き物

    Meaning

    Creature

  • word

    物凄い

    Meaning

    Tremendous, Terrifying

  • word

    物事

    Meaning

    Things

  • word

    落とし物

    Meaning

    Lost item

  • word

    建物

    Meaning

    Building

  • word

    贈り物

    Meaning

    Gift

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    博物館

    Meaning

    Museum

  • word

    荷物

    Meaning

    Luggage, Burden

  • word

    織物

    Meaning

    Textile

  • word

    書物

    Meaning

    Book

  • word

    物理

    Meaning

    Physics

  • word

    入れ物

    Meaning

    Container

  • word

    物語る

    Meaning

    Indicate, Tell

  • word

    動物

    Meaning

    Animal

  • word

    作物

    Meaning

    Crop

  • word

    漬け物

    Meaning

    Pickles

  • word

    本物

    Meaning

    Real, Genuine

  • word

    物差し

    Meaning

    Ruler

  • word

    物音

    Meaning

    Sound

  • word

    果物

    Meaning

    Fruit

  • word

    履物

    Meaning

    Footwear

  • word

    着物

    Meaning

    Kimono

  • word

    無生物

    Meaning

    Inanimate

  • word

    買い物

    Meaning

    Shopping

  • word

    品物

    Meaning

    Goods

  • word

    物件

    Meaning

    Property

  • word

    食物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    植物園

    Meaning

    Botanical garden

  • word

    飲み物

    Meaning

    Drink

  • word

    見物

    Meaning

    Sightseeing

  • word

    物語

    Meaning

    Tale

  • word

    生物

    Meaning

    Organism

  • word

    偽物

    Meaning

    Fake

  • word

    植物

    Meaning

    Plant

  • word

    物価

    Meaning

    Prices

  • word

    人物

    Meaning

    Person, Character

  • word

    食べ物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    動物園

    Meaning

    Zoo

  • word

    何物

    Meaning

    Something

  • word

    物体

    Meaning

    Object

  • word

    物質

    Meaning

    Matter, Substance

  • word

    洗い物

    Meaning

    Washing

  • word

    物知り

    Meaning

    Know it all

  • word

    貨物

    Meaning

    Cargo

  • word

    物覚え

    Meaning

    Memory

  • word

    物陰

    Meaning

    Shadow

  • word

    実物

    Meaning

    Real, Actual

Words Related to 物資 Through the Kanji 資

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 資 as well.

  • word

    資産

    Meaning

    Assets

  • word

    投資

    Meaning

    Investment

  • word

    資源

    Meaning

    Resources

  • word

    資金

    Meaning

    Funds

  • word

    融資

    Meaning

    Loan

  • word

    資料

    Meaning

    Materials

  • word

    出資

    Meaning

    Investment

  • word

    資格

    Meaning

    Qualification

  • word

    資本主義

    Meaning

    Capitalism

  • word

    資本

    Meaning

    Capital

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