ひもの

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
檜物 桧物

Compound of 檜 (hi, “cypress”) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひもの [híꜜmònò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [çimo̞no̞]

Noun

ひもの • (himono) 

1. a tub, basin, barrel, or other item made of thin and bent cypress shakes

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
干物 乾物

Compound of 乾, 干 (hi, “dry”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb ひる (hiru, “to dry out”), commonly spelled either 乾る or 干る) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひもの [hìmónóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) ひもの [hìmónó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çimo̞no̞]

Noun

ひもの • (himono) 

1. dried fish, salted or just air-dried
2. (more generally) something dried, such as dried goods or dried flowers