物 Kanji – thing
The Japanese kanji 物 can mean thing, object, matter.
Meaning and Readings
How is 物 read?
物 has the onyomi readings ブツ, モツ and the kunyomi readings もの, もの-.
In romaji, these readings can be written as butsu, motsu, mono.
Common Japanese Words Using 物
These common Japanese words contain 物. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 安物(やすもの) — cheap article, poor-quality article
- 異物(いぶつ) — foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material
- 遺失物(いしつぶつ) — lost article, lost property
- 遺物(いぶつ) — relic, remains, memento
- 一人物(いちじんぶつ) — person to be reckoned with, person of importance
- 汚物(おぶつ) — filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine), muck, waste, garbage, dirt, dust
- 化合物(かごうぶつ) — compound
- 可燃物