物
もの
hepburn mono
thing (concrete), object
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 何かいい物がありますか。Is there anything good?
- 大切な物です。It is a precious thing.
Collocations
物 (mono, thing)大切な物飲み物 (nomimono)食べ物 (tabemono)物事 (monogoto, affairs)
Mnemonic
Mono (物 / もの) is "thing / object / matter of thought" — A + cluster (mono no aware aesthetic cluster — Japans ancient aesthetic sense). Dual meaning: (1) concrete material — taisetsu na mono (precious thing); (2) abstract — mono (sense / existence / fate / life): mono no aware (Japans classical aesthetic), mononoke (spirit), monomane (imitation). Kanji 者 (mono) = person (split). Korean mulgeon / geos / jonjae split and Chinese dongxi / wu / shiwu split parallel; Japans mono / sha split plus mono no aware aesthetic unique.
Quick check
Mono no aware?