読み物

Japanese

Kanji in this term
読 物
よ
Grade: 2 		もの
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
讀み物 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 読(よ)み (yomi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 読(よ)む (yomu, “to read”)) + 物(もの) (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jo̞mʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

読(よ)み物(もの) • (yomimono) 

  1. reading material

Descendants

  • → Chinese: 讀物 / 读物 (dúwù)
  • → Korean: 독물 (dongmul)
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