This kanji means an object or a thing.

on readings:
  • butsu
  • motsu
kun readings:
  • mono
examples:
bukka prices (of commodities)
busshitsu matter, material, substance
doubutsu animal
doubutsuen zoo
doushokubutsu animals and plants
emakimono picture scroll
genchi genbutsu go and see for yourself
haitatsubutsu delivered item
ikimono creature
kaimono shopping
kimono kimono
kinmotsu forbidden things, taboo
koubutsu favorite food
koujinbutsu good natured person
kudamono fruit
mono no aware "the pathos of things" (an awareness of impermanence)
monooki storage room, shed
らか mono-yawaraka mild-mannered, gentle, quiet
monozuki idle curiosity
natsumono summer clothing
nimotsu luggage
nokorimono leftovers
nomimono drink
nōsanbutsu agricultural product
obutsu dirt, filth, sewage
okimono ornament, figurehead
reibutsu spirit being
seibutsu still life
seibutsu organism
shokubutsu a plant
shomotsu book
tabemono food
tatemono building
かり tenimotsu ichiji azukari temporary handbaggage storage
かり tenimotsu ichiji azukarijo place for temporary handbaggage storage
かり tenimotsu ichiji azukarisho place for temporary handbaggage storage
便 yūbinbutsu mail

links:
mono no aware
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Last Alteration Performed: 4 July 2025 by Bradley James Wogsland.