物

• 読み: もの
• ローマ字: mono
• 漢字の分解: 物 (butsu/mono) — thing, object, matter
• 発音: /mo.no/

意味

Thing; object; article; stuff; substance. Refers to tangible, physical items.

Refers to concrete, physical objects as opposed to 事 (koto) which covers abstract matters. Also used in compounds like 食べ物 (food), 飲み物 (drink), and 買い物 (shopping). Can be read as もの or ぶつ depending on context.

例文

1. この物は誰のですか。
2. 甘い物が好きです。
3. 忘れ物をしないでください。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, shopping, conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 物 combines 牛 (cow/ox) and 勿 (a phonetic element). Originally referred to the varied colours of cattle, later generalized to mean 'things' in the broadest sense.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal