もの

Thing, object

N5noun·mono

How to remember it

A concrete, touchable thing — contrast with abstract こと (event/matter).

Example sentences

  • 部屋に物が多すぎます。

    へやにものがおおすぎます。

    There are too many things in the room.

  • この物は何ですか。

    このものはなんですか。

    What is this thing?

Usage

物 = physical objects; こと = abstract things, ideas, events.

Related words

こと食べ物飲み物物語

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