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物

もの

usually kana

Readings

ものもんモノ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nthing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. 2.
    none's things; possessions; property; belongings
  3. 3.
    nthings; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. 4.
    nquality
  5. 5.
    nreason; the way of things
  6. 6.
    nused to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
  7. 7.
    n-sufitem classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  8. 8.
    n-sufcause of ...; cause for ...
  9. 9.
    prefsomehow; somewhat; for some reason
  10. 10.
    prefreally; truly

Kanji breakdown

物
N38 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

遠まわしに物を言うな。

Don't beat around the bush.

ロバートは週末は店でよく父を手伝ったものだった。

Robert used to help his father in the store on weekends.

あなたの妹さんに会いたいものです。

I'd like to see your sister.

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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