まもの

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まもの – see the following entries.

【真者】 [noun] (rare) the real person, not an impostor

【真物】 [noun] (rare) the real thing; genuine article

【麻物】 [noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete) a rope or cord made from hemp or ramie fibers Alternative spelling 苧物

【魔物】 [noun] [from 1886] an evil spirit, a monster, an apparition, a demon

(This term, まもの (mamono), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)