もの
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"
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (526 in total)
something like ...; something called ...
the very thing; itself
to be the case that
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
if I (we, etc.) could
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
another thing; other things; another man's property
① ある行動の対象・客体となる有形のものと無形のことの一切。
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
in the face of; in defiance of
substantial matter; significant item
① にせものではない、本当の物。② 名実ともに備わったもの。秀逸で立派なもの。
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to talk; to carry meaning
the most extreme
another thing; other things; another man's property
① にせもの。
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
① 人を威圧する様子。いかめしい。おもおもしい。② おおげさだ。仰仰しい。
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
① 食物を調味して煮ること。② 煮た食物。
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
① 品物を買うこと。および買った品物。② 買うべき品物。買うと得になる品物。
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
valuable article; valuables
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
① 飲用に供する液体。飲料水・ジュース・茶・酒など。
① 奇怪な姿、形をして現れたもの。② タヌキやキツネなどが人の姿に化けて出たもの。③ 人間離れした者。
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
living thing; living creature; animal; life
already; time flies
puzzle; problem
love story; romance
① 本物に似せて作ったもの。偽物。
quiet; still; calm
① 自分の所有物。
① 他人や動物などの声や行動をまねること。
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
① 自分の所有物。
useful thing; usable article
① なんとなく気分が晴れない。
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
raw food; perishables
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
① 主に工業的な目的で、物品を製作すること。
sweets; sweet food
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
it's not much, but ...
ruler; measure
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
① 人をだますもの。また、真偽の疑わしいもの。眉に唾をつけると、狐や狸に化かされないという俗信がもとになっている。
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
① 人が住んだり、仕事をしたり、物を入れるために、木、石、金属、土などでつくられ、屋根及び柱又は壁を有するもの。
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
① 品物を買うこと。および買った品物。② 買うべき品物。買うと得になる品物。
a find; windfall; bargain
curious; strange; unusual
① 皮膚が腫れ上がり、膿が溜まった部分。御出来。② 出来の良い品物。③ 優れた人格や能力を持つ人。出来物。
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
① 何と無く寂しい。
① 薄く織った織物。② 男陰の古語。魔羅の略。(『隠語辞典集成』21巻, 『大辞林』)
① 物に隠れて見えない所。物の影になっている部分。何かの物の姿。物の形。
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
one-of-a-kind item
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
treating (someone) like an object
(received) present; gift
① 皮膚などが腫れたもの。② 難儀な物や人。
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
① 皮膚などが腫れたもの。② 難儀な物や人。
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
things depend on how you look at them
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
① なんとなく気分が晴れない。
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
quiet; still; calm
① 主に工業的な目的で、物品を製作すること。
① 主に工業的な目的で、物品を製作すること。
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
① 彫刻した作品② 1.をする技術③ いれずみ
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
(received) present; gift
only ...; no more than ...; a matter of
① 油で揚げた食べ物。
exceptional item; extraordinary product
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
sharp sword
bowl of rice with food on top
bowl of rice with food on top
sweets; sweet food
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
unlined kimono
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
① 人や物を乗せて運ぶ道具や機器の総称。ビークル。② 江戸時代に高級武士などが乗ることを許された立派な駕籠。
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
nuisance; encumbrance
① 持ち運びができる程度の大きさの有体物、多くは取引の対象とするもの。しな、物品。
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
sewing; needlework; embroidery
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
memory; ability to learn
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
① 何と無く寂しい。
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
fried food; frying food
① 疵のある物。疵付いた物。② 女性などで、節操を破った者。
① 何と無く寂しい。
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
fake; forgery; counterfeit; unusual item; something strange
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
local produce
raw food; perishables
talisman; lucky charm
show; exhibition; spectacle
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
handiwork; ware
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
① 洗濯した物。② 洗濯を必要とする汚れた物。
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
thing of medium quality; Koya paper
reading matter; reading material
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
① 大きな形。価値があるもの。② 大きな影響力や勢力を持っている人。器量が大きく優れた人。
① まだ満足していない。
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
rare item; rarity
small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
sewing; needlework; embroidery
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
clothing
fake; imitation
cheap article; poor quality article
borrowed thing
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
① 疵のある物。疵付いた物。② 女性などで、節操を破った者。
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
expenses; costly; expensive
printed matter
① 魔性のもの。ばけもの。
memory; ability to learn
main attraction; special feature; big draw
striped cloth
what goes around
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
① 油で揚げた食べ物。
① インチキ品、偽物、胡散臭いもの。
① 何かの物が立てる音。(どこか不審だが、あまり大きくない音について言う。)
① 別のもの。異なるもの。同じではないもの。② 特別なもの。例外。
① 人をだますもの。また、真偽の疑わしいもの。眉に唾をつけると、狐や狸に化かされないという俗信がもとになっている。
something or other; anything
pickled vegetables
lidded pottery or receptacle
① 書画を軸に巻いたもの。
to talk; to carry meaning
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
① 主に工業的な目的で、物品を製作すること。
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
first-rate sword
antique; old article; secondhand goods
bundle; package
an utai (noh chant) piece for recitation; accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)
period play (esp. set in the Edo period); period drama
lost property; something dropped and left behind
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
① 残った物。
① 日本の絵画形式の一つで、横長の紙や絹をつないで長大な画面を作り、情景や物語などを連続して表現したもの。絵画とそれを説明する詞書が交互に現われるものが多いが、絵画のみのものもある。絵巻。
reading matter; reading material
lacquerware; painting; coating
plaything; toy
article to be delivered; present
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
(impalpable sense of) fright or horror
① 宴会などで客に送る土産物。招待客に送る品物。引き出物。② 帳など部屋の仕切りにする布。③ 襖、障子などの引き手。
handiwork; ware
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
already; time flies
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
main attraction; special feature; big draw
failure to reach agreement
scroll (picture)
edged tool; cutlery; shrewd businessman
mixture; impurity; adulteration
things depend on how you use them; all things have their uses when they are used in the right way
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day
offering; sacrifice
bowl of rice with food on top
food cooked by steaming
seed; type of noodle dish; shaved ice with fruit syrup
worth listening to
① 刀や鑿などを使用して木片をくりぬいて作られる器具。
objectification; objectifying
render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's
① にせもの。
matter to be checked or investigated
treating (someone) like an object
① 人をだますもの。また、真偽の疑わしいもの。眉に唾をつけると、狐や狸に化かされないという俗信がもとになっている。
mixture; adulteration
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
summer goods
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
bags and purses (handbags)
serial story
food cooked by steaming
① 他者から貰った品物。
what goes around
talented person; great man; great woman
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
① 句読点や括弧など、文中で用いる記号の総称。
the wherewithal; means; the money (needed to do something)
Muromachi-period texts or annotations of texts used in Zen lectures; extracting from or excerpting (a classic)
① 書画を軸に巻いたもの。
① 売る物。商品。② 客を引き寄せるような自慢になるもの。看板。③ その人の得意な芸。
the most extreme
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
a find; windfall; bargain
take-out (food)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent
guessing; covering
low-quality goods; inferior goods
meat and fish (forbidden to monks)
trash; junk; garbage; worthless product
present; gift
fresh or dried fish preserved in salt
products originating in Kansai (Edo period)
to indicate with the eyes; to give a significant look
looking the other way; hushing up a problem
plenty of nothing; having absolutely nothing
matter of chance; touch and go
edged tool; cutlery
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
valuable article; valuables
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
① 主に工業的な目的で、物品を製作すること。
① 主に工業的な目的で、物品を製作すること。
high-quality goods; choice goods
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
something to wear; clothes
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
talisman; lucky charm
① 武士が戦国時代に戦場において自分や自軍の目印にするために鎧の指筒などにさしたり、従者に持たせたりした小旗、旗指物。背旗。飾り物。② 髪にさす飾り物。③ 釘などを使わずに板をさし合わせて作る家具や建具、器具、調度品の総称。またはその技法。
vinegared dish; pickled dish
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
purse; handbag; pocketbook
be careful what you say; consider your words
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
greens; vegetables
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
women's goods
love story; romance
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
puzzle; problem
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
one-of-a-kind item
natural product; product of nature
something left in charge
things depend on how you look at them
a laughingstock; a standing joke
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
fried food; frying food
silk goods
to worry; to fret; to be anxious
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
odd piece; incomplete set; odds and ends
goods in straw bags
piece; dry-goods; piece goods
salted fish
something wider than it is high; artwork with a horizontal aspect (e.g. scroll)
① 生け花や園芸で、主に花を観賞するもの。
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
cotton goods or clothing
be careful what you say; consider your words
loot; booty; plunder
items for rent; items for loan
tale featuring robbers; kabuki play featuring robbers
Kyoto products
something joined together
last of the traditional set of five noh plays
root vegetable
musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song
cutting (cloth or paper)
① 飲用に供する液体。飲料水・ジュース・茶・酒など。
① 糸など繊維状のものを縦横に組み合わせきれ・ぬのなどを作ること。また、作ったもの、特に、それで仕立てた衣服。
useful thing; usable article; present; gift
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
beggar; begging
evil spirit (that can possess people)
antique; vintage item
thief; robber
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to speak; to object
street vendor; peddler
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
printed matter
winter clothing
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
Ding an sich; thing in itself
form; shape; figure
pensive; meditative; wistful
fragile item; broken article
pickled vegetables
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
item used during spring (esp. clothing)
king; royalty
① 緑色の野菜。野菜全般を指す場合もある。② 背が青い魚。
bowl of rice with food on top
① 女性用の化粧品や装身具などでこまごましたもの。
patterned cloth
genuine article
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
stew; food cooked in a pot
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
foliage plants
source of amusement; plaything
drapery (e.g. cotton, hemp, etc., as opposed to silk); cloth
a narrative
① インチキ品、偽物、胡散臭いもの。
bet; stakes
futures; futures contract
place for drying laundry
puzzle; riddle
dry snacks (e.g. crackers, nuts, dried squid, esp. to go with drinks)
menstruation
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)
ornamental plant used primarily for the visual effect of its fruit
set; plait; braid; entablature
circular box; article for pawning
pawn; pledge (given as security)
quality goods; choice goods
household tools (e.g. brooms, dustpans); household utensils; sundries
separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door)
a work or subject to be memorized (memorised)
utai (noh chant) piece for recitation
genuine article
things depend on how you use them; all things have their uses when they are used in the right way
(a) one-act play
congratulatory gift
visiting a temple
being complete; comprehensive; exhaustive
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
earthenware; pottery; china
something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
anxiety; worry
leading actor; leading figure; leader
floating object (e.g. in water); forfeited pawned article
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
object left in a person's charge
unsewing; clothes to be unsewn
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
Tetris-type game; falling-blocks game
objectification; objectifying
sacrifice goods; liquidation (shares); things thrown (out)
food served in bowls; potted plant; bonsai
discarded article
very attractive thing; something to drool over
biographical writings
white goods; large household electrical appliances; (arch.) salt; (arch.) tofu; (arch.) white sake
likeness; (amateur) picture of a copyrighted character
the wherewithal; means; the money (needed to do something)
somewhat pitiful
Japanese-made thing; Japanese goods; Japanese style thing
products originating in Kansai (Edo period)
looking the other way; hushing up a problem
complete mastery of or over; at one's beck and call
love story
feeling vaguely new
to indicate with the eyes; to give a significant look
samurai romance
hemp fabric
true account
sharpening
trash; low-grade stuff
item one is looking for; missing article
story of maternal love
inshore catch; shorefish
implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)
scroll containing a single line of calligraphy, often of Zen content (usu. found in a tea-ceremony room or house)
second play on the program
fooling around with objects (type of improvised comedy act); prop comedy
coloured clothes (colored)
produce grown outdoors (vegetables, flowers, etc.)
matter of chance; touch and go
rejected goods
doing patchwork; an item needing patching
novels or plays about the merchant class
short plants for flower arrangements
black goods; consumer electronics products
farm products; harvest; crop; fruit; berries; fruit tree
wind instrument (esp. in gagaku)
Laplace's demon
ceramics made in a mold; formulaic production style in kyogen
it's hard to notice one's own faults; (lit.) one does not notice one's own body odour
vintage item; antique
cheap, low-quality article
three-act play
stock of goods received
goods left unsold
① 雅楽における筝、琴、琵琶などの弦楽器。
category of noh plays who depict a tengu as the leading character; goblin piece
mono-awase; Heian period poetry, paintings, etc. comparison game
ingredient pairing (esp. seasonal)
ingredient pairing (esp. seasonal)
hunger is the best sauce; (lit.) nothing tastes bad when you're hungry
flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together
map (or diagram, etc.) folded with a cover on each side
food offering; yield; waste
complete mastery of or over; at one's beck and call
durable article
name-brand item
figured cloth; twill fabric
sacred items buried in the ring during its ritual purification
how-to book
spot rate (of exchange)
those who seek riches will find them; fortune comes to those who seek it
map (or diagram, etc.) folded with a cover on each side
art of decorative garnishing
moving gadget on a pachinko machine designed to add excitement to play
demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
current delivery; near delivery; new delivery; nearby futures contract
overnight call; loan repaid the next day
gift received from a visitor (usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift)
saomono; Japanese sweets in the form of long blocks (e.g. yokan, uiro)
flies are attracted to foul smells; ruffians flock together
period play (esp. set in the Edo period); period drama
legged furniture
① 竪表具にした掛け軸。
foodstuffs left over for many days
Gaultheria adenothrix (alpine shrublet in the Ericaceae family)
food set out on a stand; gift placed on a stand; (arch.) food brought on a large stand to a brothel by a red-light district caterer
something that has been joined together will eventually come apart; what may be joined may be separated
buy nice or buy twice; you get what you pay for; (lit.) cheap goods are (ultimately) expensive goods
bound multi-page document (e.g. book, booklet)
hunger is the best sauce; (lit.) nothing tastes bad when you're hungry
ingredient pairing (esp. seasonal)
very attractive thing; something to drool over
plenty of nothing; having absolutely nothing
incomparable
just before a war; day before a holiday; day before the one on which prostitutes were forced to accept customers
elementary school textbook, used from late Heian to early Meiji periods
Examples (131 in total)
Where are your things?
This is my father's.
Don't throw anything away.