物

thing, object, matter

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ブツモツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ものもの-

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:8

JLPT:N4

Frequency:215

Vocabulary

ブツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
異物	イブツ	foreign substance; foreign body; foreign contamination; foreign material; strange object; unusual object; dead body; corpse; remains
遺失物	イシツブツ	lost article; lost property
遺物	イブツ	relic; remains; memento
一人物	イチジンブツ	person to be reckoned with; person of importance; one person; one character; someone
化合物	カゴウブツ	compound

モツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
貨物	カモツ	cargo; freight; money or assets
禁物	キンモツ	thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
穀物	コクモツ	grain; cereal; corn
作物	サクモツ	crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
書物	ショモツ	book; volume

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
果物	くだもの	fruit
荷物	にもつ	luggage; baggage; package; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
獲物	えもの	prey; catch; kill; game; spoils; trophy; loot; plunder
器物	うつわもの	receptacle; container; vessel; utensil; implement; furniture; personal property; calibre; talent; ability
建物	たてもの	building

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture

excel, excellence, beauty, surpass

co-, cooperation

animal sacrifice, offering

second (1/60 minute)

wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point

committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard

easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination

regularity, salary, order