Japanese word

私物

Pronunciation

Romajishibutsu

Meaning

  • nounpersonal effects

Example

出発前に私物を確認します。shup patsu mae ni shi butsu o kaku nin shi ma su

I check my personal effects before leaving.

Illustration for 私物 (personal effects)

More examples

教室を出るときは、私物を忘れないでください。kyō shitsu o de ru to ki wa shi butsu o wasu re na i de ku da sa i

Please do not forget your personal effects when you leave the classroom.

Core concept

Marks an object as belonging to one person privately, not to a group, institution, or the public.

Common phrases

  • 私物を整理するshi butsu o sei ri su ru

    organize personal effects

  • 私物を片付けるshi butsu o kata zu ke ru

    put away personal effects

  • 私物を持ち帰るshi butsu o mo chi kae ru

    take personal effects home

Similar words

所持品shojihin: Items that a person possesses or carries.
持ち物mochimono: Things owned or carried by a person in everyday life.
身の回り品minomawarihin: Personal articles used in daily life and kept close at hand.

Definition in Japanese

公的なものや共有物ではなく、個人に属する品物。kō teki na mo no ya kyō yū butsu de wa na ku ko jin ni zoku su ru shina mono

Word origin

私物 (shibutsu) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 私 (shi, "private") and 物 (butsu, "thing"), expressing the idea of a person's own property.

Usage tips

  • Japanese workplace and school notices use 私物 (shibutsu) in practical rules about storing, removing, or managing personal belongings, giving the word an administrative tone.

Other meanings

  • private propertynoun

Related words

  • 私物化shibutsukaappropriationnoun

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