Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
ぶつ
Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
眞物 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(しん)(ぶつ) (shinbutsu

  1. (rare) the real thing; genuine article
    Synonym: 本物
    Antonym: 偽物

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
もの
Grade: 3
Alternative spelling
眞物 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (ma, real) +‎ (mono, thing).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(もの) (mamono

  1. (rare) the real thing; genuine article
    Synonym: 本物
    Antonym: 偽物

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN