物

thing

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingブツ、モツ

Kun readingもの、もの-

JLPT level: N4 Jōyō Grade 3

Meanings

thingRtK
彼は不思議な生物、例えばヘビのような生物が好きです。He likes strange animals, things like snakes, for example.tatoeba
matter
object

article
stuff
substance

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical牛cow

Components

How it's built

物

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cow (牛) · knot · piglet’s tail

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1129

Compound words

果物くだもの

fruit

荷物にもつ

luggage; baggage; package; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

shopping; purchased goods

飲み物のみもの

drink; beverage

見物けんぶつ

sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator

着物きもの

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

品物しなもの

article; item; thing; goods; wares

動物園どうぶつえん

zoo; zoological gardens

忘れ物わすれもの

lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something

贈り物おくりもの

present; gift

乗り物のりもの

vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction

穀物こくもつ

grain; cereal; corn

作物さくもつ

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

person; character; figure; personage; man

生物せいぶつ

living thing; organism; creature; life; biology

生き物いきもの

living thing; living creature; animal; life

貨物かもつ

cargo; freight; money or assets

鉱物こうぶつ

mineral

On Reading Examples

彼は生物研究所に１０年近く従事している。せいぶつ

He has been engaged in the study of biology for nearly ten years.tatoeba

彼は生物の試験でカンニングした。せいぶつ

He cheated on the biology exam.tatoeba

彼は生物がよくできる。せいぶつ

He is clever at biology.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は物理学者だ。

He is a physicist.tatoeba

彼は物理学を専攻している。

He is doing physics.tatoeba

彼は物理学の著書を出版した。

He had a book on physics published.tatoeba

彼は物理学の実験をしようとしていた。

He was trying to make an experiment in physics.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 物

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