もちもの

Japanese

Alternative spellings
持ち物 持物

Etymology

From 持(も)ち (mochi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 持(も)つ (motsu).”) + 物(もの) (mono).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もちもの [mòchíꜜmònò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) もちもの [mòchímóꜜnò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞t͡ɕimo̞no̞]

Noun

もちもの • (mochimono) ^{←もちもの (motimono)?}

1. possessions at the moment
2. possessions; belongings