物
Thing
Meanings
Thing, Object, Matter
On'yomi
ぶつ、 もつ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
もの、 もの-
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
物 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
物 (Thing) is taught on WaniKani at level 9 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #215 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 9
Words using 物
安物やすものcheap article異物いぶつforeign substance遺失物いしつぶつlost article遺物いぶつrelic一人物いちじんぶつperson to be reckoned with汚物おぶつfilth (esp. excrement, feces, urine)化合物かごうぶつcompound可燃物かねんぶつcombustibles夏物なつものsummer clothing果物くだものfruit荷物にもつluggage貨物かもつcargo怪物かいぶつmonster海産物かいさんぶつmarine products絵巻物えまきものpicture scroll獲物えものprey
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