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からもの

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spelling
唐物

Compound of 唐 (kara, “China; Asia in general”) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).[1][2][3]

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Noun

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からもの • (karamono) 

  1. used goods, secondhand items
    Synonym: 古道具 (furu-dōgu)
  2. (historical) foreign goods, goods imported from China and other countries
    Synonym: 唐物 (tōbutsu)
  3. (historical, archaic) textiles imported from China; specifically, high-end textiles with raised patterning
    Synonym: 唐織 (karaori)

Etymology 2

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乾物
干物

Compound of 涸 (kara, “dry”, deriving from the same root karu as modern verb 涸れる (kareru, “to dry out”)) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).[1][3]

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Noun

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からもの • (karamono) 

  1. (possibly obsolete or dialect) dry goods

Etymology 3

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Alternative spelling
辛物

Compound of 辛 (kara, “spicy”) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).[1]

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Noun

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からもの • (karamono) 

  1. spicy food
  2. (women's speech) a daikon

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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