物 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「牛」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「牛」
- On
- ブツ・モツぶつ・もつ · butsu · motsu
- Kun
- ものmono
- Meaning
- thing, object, matter
Stroke order
Origin
牛 (ox) + 勿 (phonetic). From oxen of many colors came the meaning of all the various 'things' in the world.
Readings and examples
| Onブツぶつbutsu | 物質ぶっしつ人物じんぶつ動物どうぶつ |
|---|---|
| Onモツもつmotsu | 食物しょくもつ進物しんもつ禁物きんもつ |
| Kunものmono | 物もの物語ものがたり品物しなもの |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 動物どうぶつ
animal
- 買い物かいもの
shopping
- 動物園どうぶつえん
- 拾い物ひろいもの
- 植物しょくぶつ
- 荷物にもつ
- 練り物ねりもの
- 好物こうぶつ
Example
つくえの 上に 物が たくさん あります。
There are many things on the desk.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)