How to say 'Something' in Japanese | 何物

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The Japanese word for Something is 'Nanimono', written as 何物 in Japanese.'Something' in hiragana is なにもの.

word

何物

Meaning

Something

Reading

なにもの

nanimono

Kanji

何What 物Thing

Explanation

The Japanese noun '何物 (なにもの)' means 'something' or 'anything'. It is often used in a philosophical or rhetorical context to question the nature or essence of something. For example: What is this thing?「これは何物ですか？」(これはなにものですか？). It can also be used to emphasize the uniqueness or significance of something. For example: He is no ordinary person, he is something else「彼は普通の人ではない、何物かだ」(かれはふつうのひとではない、なにものかだ). Note that '何物' is more formal and less commonly used in everyday conversation compared to '何か (なにか)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7134

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 何物

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

何

Meaning

What

kanji

物

Meaning

Thing

Words Related to 何物 Through the Kanji 何

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 何 as well.

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何

Meaning

What

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何時

Meaning

When

word

何処

Meaning

Where

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何の

Meaning

Which

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何故

Meaning

Why

word

何れ

Meaning

Which, Eventually

word

何方

Meaning

Where, Which

word

何か

Meaning

Something

word

何度

Meaning

How many times, What degree

word

如何に

Meaning

How

word

如何

Meaning

What, How

word

如何なる

Meaning

Any

word

何事

Meaning

Matter, Incident

word

何しろ

Meaning

Anyway

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何とか

Meaning

Somehow

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何より

Meaning

Best

word

何と

Meaning

What, How

word

何となく

Meaning

Somehow

word

何だか

Meaning

Somehow

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何で

Meaning

Why

word

何て

Meaning

How

word

何千

Meaning

Thousands

word

何百

Meaning

Hundreds

word

何十

Meaning

Dozens

word

何者

Meaning

What, Who

word

何時頃

Meaning

When

word

何遍

Meaning

Times, How many times

Words Related to 何物 Through the Kanji 物

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 物 as well.

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物

Meaning

Thing

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飲み物

Meaning

Drink

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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

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本物

Meaning

Real, Genuine

word

物理

Meaning

Physics

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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

書物

Meaning

Book

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

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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