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物 - N4 Kanji

Meaning of 物 意味

thing, object, matter

物 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

もの mono
もの- mono-

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ブツ butsu
モツ motsu

Examples

遠まわしに物を言うな。Don’t beat around the bush.
あなたの妹さんに会いたいものです。I’d like to see your sister.
僕は子どものころ、よくこの浜辺に来たものです。I used to come to this beach when I was a boy.
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.
ウィルソンの解法は、同じ定数を使用したという点でハドソンのものと類似している。Wilson’s solution is similar to Hudson’s in that they used the same constants.
書くものをくれ。Give me something to write on.
通路に物を置くな。Don’t put your things in the passage.
あの店は物が安い。That’s a cheap store.
彼に会いたいものだ。I would like to meet him.
返事のないものも返事。No answer is also an answer.

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