モノ
Meanings
Noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
It's probably because they used to carry and move things themselves.
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
formal noun often used as 〜ものだ
As expected, one really shouldn't do things one isn't used to.
Suffix
Usually written in kana
7. item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
8. cause of ...; cause for ...
Pitch accent
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Top 4000
Used in vocabulary (456 in total)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
Examples (179 in total)
Ah, what a splendid thing.
This is my sister's.
Where are your things?
Don't throw anything away.
Was there such a thing?
Love is an important thing.
I like old things.
Don't throw things at me.
There was nothing to lose.
It's not a cheap item, is it?
Time is relative.
I'll bring you something to eat.
Show me what you bought.
I was searching for something that didn't exist.
Do you have anything to eat?
I have something I want to give you.
What's this key for?
There's nothing that can't be bought with money.
This is a very rare specimen.
You can find the same thing anywhere.
A cat can see in the dark.
I succeeded in getting what I wanted.
Everything has its limit.
Read whatever you like.
You must not take other people's things.
The things that have been thrown away are broken.
Next is checking the stolen items.
These books are ours.
May I use the things on the shelf?
Are there any things needed for demolition?
Let's go and see as many things as we can.
It can store a huge amount of things.
The contact from the teacher was also minimal.
That furniture is my mother's.
The earthquake destroyed everything.
Secrets will eventually be exposed.
There are also items from the early Shōwa era.
Nothing is as precious as love.
What are you into these days?
I'll show you something.
It is good to use things made of metal.
I found something interesting in the town.
Department stores sell numerous things.
Jeans go with everything.
I get most things at the stores.
Which bag is yours?
Brian left his belongings behind.
This is what I wanted.
All these books are mine.
Please give me something to eat.
Nothing is more important than time.
The new car is hers.
He lost everything he owned.
All knowledge is not good.
Do you want what's in this box?
We saw a strange object in the sky.
After all, anything with a physical form breaks someday.
This house and this land are mine.
Please show me another one.
Do you have any smaller sizes?
I often broke things and got violent.
You should not lose anything borrowed.
You may take anything you like.
This is not what I ordered.
Nothing is so precious as time.
I don't usually buy things online.
The bench is not that big.
His illness was mainly psychological.
Is that something like what you'd find at a food stall?
Salt is necessary for cooking.
Nothing is better than health.
Gravity pulls things toward the center of the earth.
What I need is a beer.
I'm not carrying anything that could be called a weapon.
Should I bring something to read?
This flute is not necessarily hers.
It was something they bought from me for quite a high price, wasn't it?
The song descended from a legend.
You can't say that expensive things are automatically good.
One can classify books into good ones and bad ones.
But, something was made that was worth the effort.
I'd like to put some things in the hotel safe.
This is what I bought in Spain.
We can see distant objects with a telescope.
Human beings are created to create things.
The angry crowd threw missiles at the police.
Smoking is a danger to your health.
You must not speak with your mouth full.
This microscope magnifies objects by 100 times.
Something strange caught my eye.
Karen bought a lot of things at the flea market.
This heirloom shall be yours.
The government of the Inca Empire controlled everything.
Do not talk with your mouth full.
Where did you find that strange thing?
I don't have enough money to buy everything I want to buy.
Then, something small and hard touches my fingertips.
I lift the thing dangling from one hand up to waist height.
The sun illuminates everything with its light.
But I am the kind of person who wants affection more than things.
Let's prepare a place to throw away rotten things.
And something like a shield is fitted to the left arm.
It is easy to handle, and smaller models are also popular.
Everything that has meaning can be called language.
Even the richest man cannot buy everything.
This is just what I have been looking for so long.
There is nothing left to buy at that store.
There is a corresponding reason for things that are sealed and concealed.
I can't overlook the delicious-looking things right in front of me.
The third star belonged to a certain king.
If you're going to buy it, the dried kind is better.
I only take what I need at a minimum on a trip.
The bag came open and its contents scattered.
The pencil I lost yesterday was an old one.
I am now witnessing the birth of something amazing.
Mary has a bad back. It's hard for her to lift things.
Everything about him was grey.
Modern technology gives us many things.
She has a lively interest in everything around us.
Can you describe the object?
Gravity acts on everything in the universe.
He is now setting things in order in his room.
Lured by sweet talk, I ended up buying something expensive.
He regards so-called compulsory education as useless.
The word processor on the desk is my father's.
Even with his glasses, he doesn't see very well.
The store is having a sale on summer goods.
Don't waste your money by buying things you don't need.
This book's over a hundred years old.
I prefer reading to writing.
I'd bring my own food if I were you.
Is it used to keep things cold?
I've said it before and I'm saying it again: don't touch my things!
When I looked around the room, I noticed that something was missing.
There is only one thing I can make with this ingredient.
The shop assistant went out of his way to find what we needed.
Because they are ancient items, it is rare for them to function perfectly.
We think little of him as a scholar.
The motive for the pursuit is obvious: they are trying to recover what was stolen.
My grandmother had a habit of cramming things away under the guise of tidying up.
Is it against etiquette to put away something once it has been taken out?
And then, he finished eating everything he had been holding in his mouth.
When you feel tired, there is nothing like having a bath.
The content was not much different from what came out of the office.
A round, transparent object is placed on a white plate.
I do not want to lose a friend over something as trivial as money.
Some satellites have exploded or collided.
There's nothing I like as much as the smell of roses.
I will help you in selecting the best from these clothes.
We have to dry the wet things while the fire is still strong.
A 5% consumption tax is levied on purchases of most goods and services.
Every day we use many things which Edison invented.
Milk can be made into butter, cheese, and many other things.
Car? Ah, if you mean that limousine, - I chartered it.
He is always generous to poor people.
Tom has some food allergies, so he has to be careful about what he eats.
He spoke of the people and the things that he had seen during his trip.
Ants can lift things that are more than 50 times their own weight.
The room, with nothing but walls on all four sides, has nothing in it at all.
Actually, I had something to give him, but it seems he was away.
I need another three hundred dollars to buy what I want.
Whenever my uncle comes, he brings some nice things for us.
Please feel free to eat anything in the fridge.
Color is the most sacred element of all visible things.
It's bad manners to eat on trains and buses in Japan.
On the tray are five objects - three of them are keys.
Some new kinds of rice can be harvested two or three times a year.
I think it necessary for children to have something to play with.
Jack's adventures are more amazing than those of the hero in many thrillers.
Nothing is easier than finding fault with others.
Why don't you buy it and try it? It's not that expensive.
Father often tells me to keep things clean.
Things you want to hide, you always keep where you can keep an eye on them.
If we have the same build, I am at a disadvantage because I am carrying something on my back.
Tom will go to the supermarket for you and buy whatever you need.
This racket of Jane's is a little heavier than the one which I bought yesterday.
People, goods and money are all free to move across national borders in the region.
Nothing gives us so much pleasure as making things ourselves.
Don't touch the exhibits.