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排泄物 (haisetsubutsu) Japanese meaning: excrement | Kotomora

排はい泄せつ物ぶつ

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Meanings

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excrement; excretion; bodily waste

General term for substances discharged from the body, including feces, urine, and other waste products. Often used in medical or formal contexts.

排はい泄せつ物ぶつの処しょ理りは衛えい生せい上

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The disposal of excrement is important for hygiene.

患かん者じゃの排はい泄せつ物ぶつを検けん査さする。

Examine the patient's excreta.

Kanji

排repudiate, exclude, expel
泄leak
物thing, object, matter

Related words

汚お物ぶつ
排泄物 is a formal, medical term limited to excrement, while 汚物 is broader and covers other unsanitary filth too.
し尿にょうN1
排泄物 is a broader term covering all bodily excretions (including sweat), while し尿 refers specifically to feces and urine together.

Built from

排はい泄せつ+物ぶつ

Written forms

排はい泄せつ物ぶつ
Standard kanji spelling.
排はいせつ物ぶつ
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used for readability.

Etymology

Compound of 排泄 (excretion) + 物 (thing). 排泄 is composed of 排 (expel) and 泄 (leak out).