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JLPT N5 · Noun

物 (mono)

物 (もの, mono) is a Japanese noun meaning “thing; object”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
もの
Romaji
mono
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance · noun
  2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings · noun · as 〜のもの, 〜のもん
  3. things; something; anything; everything; nothing · noun
  4. quality · noun
  5. reason; the way of things · noun

Example sentences

遠まわしに物を言うな。
Don't beat around the bush.
Tatoeba #188666
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.
Tatoeba #192175
あなたの妹さんに会いたいものです。
I'd like to see your sister.
Tatoeba #233014

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 物

物
thing, object, matterブツ・モツ・もの・もの- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 物.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1502390 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.