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Kanji Detail for 物 - "thing, matter"

物

  • Meaning

    物 means "thing, matter." Also associated with person.

    1. Thing - An object; an item.

    2. Matter - A substance; material.

    3. Person - Someone; a being.

  • Words using 物

    • 人物 じんぶつ Listen person; character; figure
    • 動物 どうぶつ Listen animal
    • 建物 たてもの Listen building
    • 物価 ぶっか Listen prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
    • 物質 ぶっしつ Listen material; substance; matter
    • 植物 しょくぶつ Listen plant; vegetation
    • 物資 ぶっし Listen goods; materials; commodities
    • 生物 せいぶつ Listen living thing; organism; creature

  • Four-character idioms with 物

    • 万物流転 ばんぶつるてん Listen all things are in a state of flux; everything is constantly changing
    • 人物月旦 じんぶつげったん Listen character sketch; comments on personalities
    • 天地万物 てんちばんぶつ Listen the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
    • 格物致知 かくぶつちち Listen gaining a perfect knowledge of natural laws
    • 物情騒然 ぶつじょうそうぜん Listen unrest prevailing; turmoil reigning
    • 物見遊山 ものみゆさん Listen going on a pleasure jaunt

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    • Verified meaning: thing, matter
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read もの)
    • Also carries these associations: person

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 物

    Surnames 物(もの)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    thing; object; matter

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    thing, substance, creature

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    thing, substance, matter; creature

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    All that exists between heaven and earth is called 物 (thing). Usually divided into three categories: animals, plants, and minerals, all called natural things. Those made by human effort are called artificial things. | Matter. (Book of Odes) "Where there is a thing, there is a rule." Meaning for every matter there must be a principle. | 物色 (to look for). The meaning of searching. Wanting to obtain a certain form and appearance that qualifies.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    butsu(ブツ) ブツ

    motsu(モツ) モツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mono(もの) もの

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    牛 牜 (ushi・ushihen)

  • Related Keywords

    thing matter person object article commodity device entity equipment gadget item material product property stuff substance

Sentences including 物

  • Her dress looked cheap.

  • The museum is worth a visit.

  • Can i have something to eat?

  • A short walk brought me to the museum.

  • Do you have anything to eat?

  • One of the most beautiful animals is a cat.

  • It's just what i wanted.

  • I don't have a thing to wear.

  • You can find the same thing anywhere.

  • Send your baggage in advance.

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