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物 – thing, object, matter
8 strokesTaught in grade 3#215 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 物 means thing, object, matter. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ブツ、モツ (butsu, motsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is もの、もの- (mono, mono). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 牛 (no. 93).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ブツ | butsu |
| On’yomi | モツ | motsu |
| Kun’yomi | もの | mono |
| Kun’yomi | もの- | mono |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 牛 (Kangxi radical 93). Components: 勿・牛・勹・ノ.
Words using 物
物ものthing果物くだものfruit建物たてものbuilding動物どうぶつanimal荷物にもつluggage買い物かいものshopping食べ物たべものfood飲み物のみものdrink品物しなものarticle着物きものkimono見物けんぶつsightseeing贈り物おくりものpresent動物園どうぶつえんzoo乗り物のりものvehicle忘れ物わすれものlost article植物しょくぶつplant食物しょくもつfood書物しょもつbook人物じんぶつperson生物せいぶつliving thing穀物こくもつgrain作物さくもつcrop物音ものおとnoise物語ものがたりstory
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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