Today’s Kanji is “物” (mono); Kanji for “thing”.
Handwritten Kanji “物” (mono)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “物”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 物 | ブツ モツ もの | butsu motsu mono | 8 | 牜 | thing |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “物”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 生物 | せいぶつ | Seibutsu | A living thing |
| 書物 | しょもつ | Syomotsu | A book |
| 置物 | おきもの | Okimono | A figure |
