Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
もの
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Compound of () (tabe, eating, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb ()べる (taberu, to eat)) + (もの) (mono, thing).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(もの) (tabemono

  1. food in general; provisions
    ()(もの)(じゅう)(ぶん)ある
    tabemono wa jūbun aru
    there is enough food
  2. a specific food
    この()(もの)はどうやって調(ちょう)()しますか。
    Kono tabemono wa dō yatte chōri shimasu ka.
    How do you prepare this food / this dish?
  3. one's diet, what one eats.
    ()(もの)にはうるさい
    tabemono ni wa urusai
    to be particular or finicky about one's diet

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References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN