もの・物mono[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounthing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. nounone's things; possessions; property; belongingsas 〜のもの, 〜のもん
3. nounthings; something; anything; everything; nothing
   遠とおまわしに物ものを言ゆうな。↗

   Don't beat around the bush.
4. nounquality
   ウィルソンの解法かいほうは、同おなじ定数ていすうを使用しようしたという点てんでハドソンのものと類似るいじしている。↗

   Wilson's solution is similar to Hudson's in that they used the same constants.
5. nounreason; the way of things
6. nounused to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happenformal noun often used as 〜ものだ
   僕ぼくは子こどものころ、よくこの浜辺はまべに来きたものです。↗

   I used to come to this beach when I was a boy.

   ロバートは週末しゅうまつは店みせでよく父ちちを手伝てつだったものだった。↗

   Robert used to help his father in the store on weekends.

   あなたの妹いもうとさんに会あいたいものです。↗

   I'd like to see your sister.
7. noun (suffix)item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
8. noun (suffix)cause of ...; cause for ...
9. prefixsomehow; somewhat; for some reason
10. prefixreally; truly

• Synonym品物しなものNeutralConcrete items as objects of buying, selling or giving, as in 「品物を届ける」; 「もの」 can also cover abstract things.
• Synonym物品ぶっぴんWrittenA Sino-Japanese word used in lists, rules and formal documents, as in 「貴重物品」; stiffer and more objective than 「もの」.
• SynonymしなNeutralGoods or articles, and their quality, as in 「いい品」 and 「品不足」; it views things specifically as merchandise.
• Synonym物件ぶっけんNeutralAn item, but more often a house or plot of land for rent or sale, as in 「賃貸物件」.
• Synonym事物じぶつWrittenWritten/formal prose for things and matters taken together; more abstract and sweeping than 「もの」.
• Synonym物質ぶっしつNeutralThe substance things are made of, contrasted with mind or spirit; used in scientific or philosophical contexts, as in 「化学物質」.
• Synonym代物しろものNeutralA thing — or a person — seen through an evaluation, often derogatory or ironic, as in 「とんでもない代物」.
• Synonym物事ものごとNeutralThe sum of tangible things and intangible matters, as in 「物事を考える」; it leans toward matters rather than objects.
• Related代物しろものNeutralA thing — or a person — seen through an evaluation, often derogatory or ironic, as in 「とんでもない代物」.
• Related者ものNeutralRead the same, 「もの」, but refers only to people, mostly in humble speech or writing, as in 「田中という者です」.
• Antonym心こころNeutralThe opposite of 「もの」: a person's inner heart and feelings, not a tangible object.
• Antonym精神せいしんNeutralThe human mind or spirit, opposed to the material sense of 「もの」, as in 「物質と精神」.

For everyday things and possessions, 「もの」 is the default. Use 「品物」/「品」 for goods bought, sold or given, 「物品」 in formal documents, 「物件」 for rental or sale property, 「物質」 for material in science, and 「代物」 for evaluative, often sarcastic remarks. 「物事」 covers things and matters together, 「者」 means a person (humble), and 「心」/「精神」 are the mind-and-spirit opposites.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （もの）人ひとの認識にんしきの対象たいしょうとなる存在そんざい又またはそれに順じゅんずる概念がいねん。cf.こと。
2. （もの、「者しゃ」と読み分よみわける場合ばあいはブツ）権利けんり等とうの主体しゅたいである人ひとに対立たいりつする概念がいねんで、権利けんり等とうの客体きゃくたいをいう。