代物

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
代 物
しろ
Grade: 3 		もの
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
シロモノ

Pronunciation

Noun

代(しろ)物(もの) • (shiromono) 

  1. product, goods, merchandise, commodity, something for sale
    1. (by extension, archaic) prostitute
  2. (archaic) price, cost
    1. (by extension, archaic) money
  3. fine thing, fine fellow (used to acknowledge value, often sarcastically)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
代 物
だい
Grade: 3 		ぶつ
Grade: 3
goon kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

代(だい)物(ぶつ) • (daibutsu) 

  1. substitute, replacement
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
代 物
だい
Grade: 3 		もつ
Grade: 3
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

代(だい)物(もつ) • (daimotsu) 

  1. substitute, replacement
  2. price, cost, fee
    1. (by extension) money

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
代 物
かわ(り)
Grade: 3 		もの
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

代(かわり)物(もの) • (kawarimono) ←かはりもの (kafarimono)?

  1. substitute
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