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物知り

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
もの
Grade: 3

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
物識り
もの知り

Etymology

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Compound of (mono, thing) +‎ 知り (shiri, knowing, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (shiru, to know)).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(もの)() (monoshiri

  1. broad knowledge
    (もの)()(かお)()った
    monoshiri kao de itta
    she said with a knowing look
  2. a very knowledgeable person

References

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  1. ^ 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 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. 5.0 5.1 物知りPaid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here