唯物

• 読み: ゆいぶつ
• ローマ字: yuibutsu
• 漢字の分解: 唯 (yui/tada) — only, solely; 物 (butsu/mono) — matter, thing
• 発音: /jɯiꜜbɯt͡sɯ/

意味

Materialism; the philosophical view that only matter exists.

A philosophical noun that rarely appears alone; typically appears in compounds such as 唯物論 (materialism), 唯物史観 (materialist view of history; Marxist historical materialism), and 唯物主義 (materialist philosophy). Contrasted with 唯心 (idealism). An academic and philosophical term encountered in formal essays and social commentary at N1 level.

例文

1. 唯物史観によれば、歴史の発展は経済的な土台によって規定される。
2. 近代科学の発展は唯物的な世界観の普及を促した。
3. 唯物論と観念論の対立は哲学史の根幹をなすテーマだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: philosophy, academic, political theory, history

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 唯 (only, solely) and 物 (matter, thing). Derived from Chinese philosophical terminology, contrasting with 唯心 (idealism, 'only mind'). Systematised in Japanese academic discourse during the Meiji period.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated