Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
もの
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

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生き (iki, stem of 生きる (ikiru, to live)) +‎ (mono, thing)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(もの) (ikimono

  1. Synonym of 生物 (seibutsu, organism; life form)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN