つきもの

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
付き物
付物

From () (tsuki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (tsuku).) + (もの) (mono).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もの [tsùkíꜜmònò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨkʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

つきもの • (tsukimonoつきもの (tukimono)?

  1. something that invariably accompanies something else; an essential, indispensable part
    (じん)(せい)に、(わか)れは()(もの)だ。
    Jinsei ni, wakare wa tsukimono da.
    In life, parting is inevitable.

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
憑き物
憑物

() (tsuki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (tsuku).) + (もの) (mono).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もの [tsùkíꜜmònò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨkʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

つきもの • (tsukimonoつきもの (tukimono)?

  1. malicious animal spirit that possesses a person

References

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