Refers to objects left behind by a deceased person, a past era, or a historical event. Can be physical artifacts or personal keepsakes.
Ancient Egyptian relics are on display at the museum.
While sorting through my grandmother's belongings, I found an old photograph.
Precious relics were excavated from this ancient tomb.
The research team discovered ancient relics inside the cave.
The museum carefully preserves these relics.
副葬品 specifically means objects buried with a corpse, while 遺物 is a broader term for any archaeological remains or relics, not necessarily grave goods.
遺物 refers to portable artifacts left behind (pottery, tools), whereas 遺構 refers to fixed structural remains like foundations or walls.
holy relic; sacred relic
Compound of 遺 (い, 'leave behind') and 物 (ぶつ, 'thing'). The reading いぶつ is a straightforward on'yomi combination.