もん
Meanings
Noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
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
Suffix
Usually written in kana
7. item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
8. cause of ...; cause for ...
Prefix
9. somehow; somewhat; for some reason
when read as "もの"
10. really; truly
when read as "もの"
Kanji used
thing
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
shopping; purchased goods
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
if I (we, etc.) could
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
very attractive thing; something to drool over
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
genuine article; real thing; real deal
very attractive thing; something to drool over
Examples (131 in total)
Where are your things?
This is my father's.
Don't throw anything away.