物自体

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 物自体 – see 物自體 (“thing-in-itself”). (This term is the simplified form of 物自體).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
物	自	体
もの Grade: 3	じ Grade: 2	たい Grade: 2
kun’yomi	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
物自體 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of German Ding an sich, 物 (“thing”) +‎ 自体 (“itself”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ものじ​たい [mònójíꜜtàì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞no̞ʑita̠i]

Noun

物(もの)自(じ)体(たい) • (monojitai) 

1. (philosophy) the thing-in-itself