真物

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
真	物
しん Grade: 3	ぶつ Grade: 3

Alternative spelling
眞物 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しんぶつ [shìńbútsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) しんぶつ [shíꜜǹbùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕĩmbɯ̟t͡sɨ]

Noun

真(しん)物(ぶつ) • (shinbutsu)

(rare) the real thing; genuine article
Synonym: 本物

Antonym: 偽物

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
真	物
ま Grade: 3	もの Grade: 3

Alternative spelling
眞物 (kyūjitai)

Compound of 真 (ma, “real”) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まもの [màmónó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠mo̞no̞]

Noun

真(ま)物(もの) • (mamono)

(rare) the real thing; genuine article
Synonym: 本物

Antonym: 偽物

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN