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物 means 'thing'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 48   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-2    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 6    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 282 words   Used in 1768 words   Used in 612 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ブツ   モツ
Kun
   もの thing
⿰   () cow   not  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 物 is used 64 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 物 is used 1713 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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ブツ : 916 words FIND ALL
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noun
animal
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ブツ (read as ぶっ) : 125 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. material; substance
2. matter  (physics terminology)
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モツ : 73 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. luggage; baggage; package  (see also: 御荷物)
2. burden  (see also: 足まとい)
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モツ (read as もっ) : 5 words FIND ALL
0 3
Most common form: もったい
noun
1. superior airs; air of importance
2. overemphasis
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もの : 593 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. clothing; clothes
2. kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
2
noun
fruit
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An additional 1 less common words include 物 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 410 (originally: 387)  Joy o' Kanji : 387  Key to Kanji: 932 

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ブツ   モツ   もの thing   
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モチ   not
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pig
ギュウ   うし cow   
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