代物

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

(Tokyo) しろもの [shìrómónó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞mo̞no̞]

Noun

代(しろ)物(もの) • (shiromono)

product, goods, merchandise, commodity, something for sale
1. (by extension, archaic) prostitute
(archaic) price, cost
1. (by extension, archaic) money
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

(Tokyo) だいぶつ [dàíbútsú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [da̠ibɯ̟t͡sɨ]

Noun

代(だい)物(ぶつ) • (daibutsu)

substitute, replacement

Derived terms

代(だい)物(ぶつ)弁(べん)済(さい) (daibutsu bensai, “(law) payment in substitutes”)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) だいもつ [dàímótsú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [da̠imo̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

代(だい)物(もつ) • (daimotsu)

substitute, replacement
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

IPA^(key): [ka̠β̞a̠ɾʲimo̞no̞]

Noun

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

substitute