からもの

からもの

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling	唐物

Compound of 唐 (kara, “China; Asia in general”) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) から​もの [kàráꜜmònò] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • (Tokyo) からもの [kàrámónó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠mo̞no̞]

Noun

からもの (rōmaji karamono)

1. used goods, secondhand items

   Synonym: 古道具 (furu-dōgu)

2. (historical) foreign goods, goods imported from China and other countries

   Synonym: 唐物 (tōbutsu)

3. (historical, archaic) textiles imported from China; specifically, high-end textiles with raised patterning

   Synonym: 唐織 (karaori)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings	乾物 干物

Compound of 涸 (kara, “dry”, deriving from the same root karu as modern verb 涸れる (kareru, “to dry out”)) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).[1][3]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠mo̞no̞]

Noun

からもの (rōmaji karamono)

1. (possibly obsolete or dialectal) dry goods

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling	辛物

Compound of 辛 (kara, “spicy”) +‎ 物 (mono, “thing”).[1]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠mo̞no̞]

Noun

からもの (rōmaji karamono)

1. spicy food
2. (women's speech) a daikon

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN