Chinese

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thing; object; matter
to manage; to heed; to put in order
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
simp. and trad.
(物理)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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物理

  1. physics
    等離子體物理等离子体物理  ―  děnglízǐtǐ wùlǐ  ―  plasma physics
  2. (literary) innate nature of things

Adverb

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物理

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) literally

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぶつ
Grade: 3

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

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Middle Chinese 物理 (nature of things; how things work; matters in life; life in general)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ぶつ)() (butsuri

  1. physics, the physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system
  2. short for (ぶつ)()(がく) (butsurigaku); physics, the branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy

Descendants

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  • Chinese: 物理 (wùlǐ)
  • Korean: 물리 (mulli)
  • Vietnamese: vật lí

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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物理 (mulli) (hangeul 물리)

  1. hanja form? of 물리 (physics)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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物理

  1. chữ Hán form of vật lí (physics).