物
Meanings
Noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
3. things; something; anything; everything; nothing
4. quality
5. reason; the way of things
6. used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen (Usually kana, formal noun often used as 〜ものだ)
Suffix
7. item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... (Usually kana)
8. cause of ...; cause for ...
Prefix
9. somehow; somewhat; for some reason
10. really; truly
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
もの
もの
Used in vocabulary
売り物
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; main attraction; specialty; selling point; For Sale
Noun
乗り物
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
Noun
拾い物
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall; bargain
Noun
持ち物
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; one's possessions; belongings; one's personal effects
Noun
Examples2624
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.
遠まわしに 物 を 言う な。
Don't beat around the bush.
あなた の 妹さん に 会い たい もの です。
I'd like to see your sister.
僕 は 子どものころ、 よく この 浜辺 に 来た もの です。
I used to come to this beach when I was a boy.
ウィルソン の 解法 は、 同じ 定数 を 使用 した という 点 で ハドソン の もの と 類似 している。
Wilson's solution is similar to Hudson's in that they used the same constants.
この 家 は 私の もの です。
This house is mine.