読み物

Japanese

Kanji in this term
読	物
よ Grade: 2	もの Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
讀み物 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 読(よ)み (yomi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 読(よ)む (yomu, “to read”)) + 物(もの) (mono, “thing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̞mʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

読(よ)み物(もの) • (yomimono) 

1. reading material

Descendants

• → Chinese: 讀物／读物 (dúwù)
• → Korean: 독물 (dongmul)