実じつ物ぶつ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

real thing; actual object; original

Refers to the physical, tangible object itself, as opposed to a copy, image, description, or model. Often used when emphasizing seeing or handling something in person.

写しゃ真しんより実じつ物ぶつのほうが

ずっと

いい

。

The real thing is much better than the photo.

実じつ物ぶつを見みてから買かうかどうか決きめる。

I'll decide whether to buy it after seeing the actual item.

Usage patterns

実じつ物ぶつを見みるto see the actual object in person
写しゃ真しんで見みるより実じつ物ぶつを見みたほうがいい。
It's better to see the actual object than to look at a photo of it.
実じつ物ぶつより〈形けい容よう詞し〉more/less [adjective] than the real thing
この模も型けいは実じつ物ぶつより小ちいさい。
This model is smaller than the actual object.
実じつ物ぶつを確かく認にんするto check/verify the actual item
注ちゅう文もんする前まえに実じつ物ぶつを確かく認にんしたい。
I want to check the actual item before ordering.
実じつ物ぶつと違ちがうto differ from the real thing
商しょう品ひんの写しゃ真しんは実じつ物ぶつと違ちがうことがある。
The product photo sometimes differs from the actual item.

Kanji

実reality, truth, seed
物thing, object, matter

Related words

本ほん物ものN4
本物 emphasizes that something is genuine and not a fake, while 実物 emphasizes that something is the physical object itself rather than a picture, model, or description.
現げん物ぶつ
現物 is typically used in financial or commercial contexts for physical goods or spot commodities, whereas 実物 is a more general term for the real, tangible object.
原げん物ぶつ
原物 specifically contrasts the original item with a copy or reproduction, while 実物 more broadly contrasts a real object with any non-physical representation like a photo or model.
実じっ機き
実物 means any real, physical item in general, while 実機 specifically denotes a real machine or aircraft as opposed to a model or simulation.

Opposites

ミニチュア
実物 refers to the actual full-size object, in contrast to a ミニチュア which is a small-scale replica of it.

Don't confuse with

写しゃ真しんN5
実物 is the real, physical thing itself, while 写真 is merely a photograph or picture of it, and learners sometimes blur the contrast between the two.
実じつ像ぞう
実物 is the actual physical object itself, while 実像 is the true image or true picture (often abstract), so despite sharing the kanji 実 they refer to different things.

Word family

実じつ物ぶつ大だい
actual size; life-size
実じつ物ぶつ取とり引ひき
spot transaction; cash transaction
実じつ物ぶつ描びょう写しゃ
drawing from a real object; model drawing

Etymology

Compound of 実 (truth, reality) and 物 (thing). The meaning is transparently 'real thing'.