Onyomi: ブツ, モツ · Kunyomi: もの, もの- · Meanings: matter, object, thing
Kanji for matter, object, thing
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The kanji 物 combines the “cow” radical (牛) with the “thing/object” component (勿), symbolizing tangible items or objects in the world. In ancient times, it represented things that exist or can be used. 物 came to mean thing, object, or matter, capturing physical existence and items.
A cow and object combined — 物 means thing, object, or matter.
Imagine seeing or handling a tangible object — that’s 物, the kanji for things and objects.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 物 | もの | thing, object, article, stuff, substance | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 物 | ぶつ | stock, products | Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 物価 | ぶっか | prices of commodities, prices (in general), cost-of-living | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 物語 | ものがたり | story, tale, narrative, account, fable, legend | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ | material, substance | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 物体 | ぶったい | object, body, solid | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 物事 | ものごと | things, everything | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 物理 | ぶつり | laws of nature, physical laws | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 物音 | ものおと | noise, sound | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 物語る | ものがたる | to tell (a story), to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.), to relate, to recount | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb |