現物

• 読み: げんぶつ
• ローマ字: genbutsu
• 漢字の分解: 現 (gen) — present, actual, current; 物 (butsu/mono) — thing, goods, object
• 発音: /ɡem.bɯ.tsɯ/

意味

Actual goods; spot commodity; the physical item itself, as opposed to a contract or certificate representing it.

Used in commodity markets and commerce to distinguish physical goods (現物) from derivatives, futures, or paper contracts. 現物取引 refers to spot trading, where delivery and payment occur immediately, contrasting with 先物 (futures), where the transaction is settled at a future date. In everyday usage, 現物 can mean the actual object as opposed to a copy or photograph.

例文

1. 金の現物を購入して手元で保管する投資家も少なくない。
2. 現物取引では契約締結後すぐに商品の受け渡しが行われる。
3. 写真と実際の現物を比較したところ、色味が大きく異なっていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: commodity trading, finance, retail, investment

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 現 (gen, present/actual/existing) and 物 (butsu/mono, thing/goods). Together they mean the thing as it actually and physically exists, rather than as represented symbolically or contractually.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Business/Finance