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How to say 'Book' in Japanese | 書物

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The Japanese word for Book is 'Shomotsu', written as 書物 in Japanese.'Book' in hiragana is しょもつ.

    word

    書物

    Meaning

    Book

    Reading

    しょもつ

    shomotsu

    Kanji

    Write Thing

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '書物 (しょもつ)' refers to a 'book' or 'written material'. It is a formal term often used to describe books, documents, or written works in a scholarly or literary context. For example: I bought an old book「古い書物を買いました」(ふるいしょもつをかいました). This library has many valuable books「この図書館には貴重な書物がたくさんあります」(このとしょかんにはきちょうなしょもつがたくさんあります). The term carries a slightly more formal or classical tone compared to the more common word '本 (ほん)'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    5379

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 書物

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Write

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Thing

Words Related to 書物 Through the Kanji

These 38 Words contain the Kanji 書 as well.

  • word

    書く

    Meaning

    Write

  • word

    書き直す

    Meaning

    Rewrite

  • word

    図書館

    Meaning

    Library

  • word

    Meaning

    Writing

  • word

    書き方

    Meaning

    Way of writing

  • word

    書き取る

    Meaning

    Transcribe

  • word

    図書室

    Meaning

    Library

  • word

    教科書

    Meaning

    Textbook

  • word

    横書き

    Meaning

    Horizontal writing

  • word

    文書

    Meaning

    Document

  • word

    書留

    Meaning

    Registered mail

  • word

    図書

    Meaning

    Books

  • word

    絵葉書

    Meaning

    Postcard

  • word

    本書

    Meaning

    This book

  • word

    下書き

    Meaning

    Draft

  • word

    後書き

    Meaning

    Postscript

  • word

    書道

    Meaning

    Calligraphy

  • word

    書類

    Meaning

    Documents

  • word

    書き取り

    Meaning

    Dictation

  • word

    願書

    Meaning

    Application

  • word

    参考書

    Meaning

    Reference book

  • word

    書き言葉

    Meaning

    Written language

  • word

    書店

    Meaning

    Bookstore

  • word

    聖書

    Meaning

    Bible

  • word

    秘書

    Meaning

    Secretary

  • word

    読書

    Meaning

    Reading

  • word

    読み書き

    Meaning

    Reading and writing

  • word

    書き込む

    Meaning

    Write in

  • word

    書簡

    Meaning

    Letter

  • word

    辞書

    Meaning

    Dictionary

  • word

    著書

    Meaning

    Book

  • word

    書記

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    領収書

    Meaning

    Receipt

  • word

    書紀

    Meaning

    Chronicle

  • word

    書房

    Meaning

    Study

  • word

    葉書

    Meaning

    Postcard

  • word

    縦書き

    Meaning

    Vertical writing

  • word

    履歴書

    Meaning

    Resume

Words Related to 書物 Through the Kanji

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 物 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Thing

  • word

    飲み物

    Meaning

    Drink

  • word

    人物

    Meaning

    Person, Character

  • word

    買い物

    Meaning

    Shopping

  • word

    見物

    Meaning

    Sightseeing

  • word

    忘れ物

    Meaning

    Forgotten item

  • word

    動物

    Meaning

    Animal

  • word

    乗り物

    Meaning

    Vehicle

  • word

    建物

    Meaning

    Building

  • word

    物語

    Meaning

    Tale

  • word

    動物園

    Meaning

    Zoo

  • word

    物質

    Meaning

    Matter, Substance

  • word

    生物

    Meaning

    Organism

  • word

    植物

    Meaning

    Plant

  • word

    贈り物

    Meaning

    Gift

  • word

    博物館

    Meaning

    Museum

  • word

    食べ物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    入れ物

    Meaning

    Container

  • word

    作物

    Meaning

    Crop

  • word

    荷物

    Meaning

    Luggage, Burden

  • word

    実物

    Meaning

    Real, Actual

  • word

    博物

    Meaning

    Natural history

  • word

    本物

    Meaning

    Real, Genuine

  • word

    物理

    Meaning

    Physics

  • word

    物凄い

    Meaning

    Tremendous, Terrifying

  • word

    織物

    Meaning

    Textile

  • word

    落とし物

    Meaning

    Lost item

  • word

    洗い物

    Meaning

    Washing

  • word

    着物

    Meaning

    Kimono

  • word

    植物園

    Meaning

    Botanical garden

  • word

    物事

    Meaning

    Things

  • word

    生き物

    Meaning

    Creature

  • word

    食物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    物価

    Meaning

    Prices

  • word

    物体

    Meaning

    Object

  • word

    名物

    Meaning

    Specialty

  • word

    物知り

    Meaning

    Know it all

  • word

    物覚え

    Meaning

    Memory

  • word

    持ち物

    Meaning

    Belongings

  • word

    無生物

    Meaning

    Inanimate

  • word

    品物

    Meaning

    Goods

  • word

    物差し

    Meaning

    Ruler

  • word

    物音

    Meaning

    Sound

  • word

    物資

    Meaning

    Supplies

  • word

    物語る

    Meaning

    Indicate, Tell

  • word

    物件

    Meaning

    Property

  • word

    果物

    Meaning

    Fruit

  • word

    何物

    Meaning

    Something

  • word

    貨物

    Meaning

    Cargo

  • word

    偽物

    Meaning

    Fake

  • word

    履物

    Meaning

    Footwear

  • word

    物陰

    Meaning

    Shadow

  • word

    漬け物

    Meaning

    Pickles

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What does 'Shomotsu' (書物) mean?

'Shomotsu' means 'Book' .

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