物 — kanji meaning “thing”
物
thing, object, matter
- Meanings
- thing, object, matter
- On'yomi
- ブツ (butsu)、モツ (motsu)
- Kun'yomi
- もの、もの-
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #215 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 93
- Chinese reading
- wù — Chinese character page
Words with 物
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 建物 | たてもの tatemono | building |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material; substance |
| 本物 | ほんもの honmono | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 生物 | せいぶつ seibutsu | living thing; organism; creature |
| 贈り物 | おくりもの okurimono | present; gift |
| 植物 | しょくぶつ shokubutsu | plant; vegetation |
| 買い物 | かいもの kaimono | shopping; purchased goods |
| 食べ物 | たべもの tabemono | food |
| 荷物 | にもつ nimotsu | luggage; baggage; package |
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