書物

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
書	物
しょ Grade: 2	もつ Grade: 3
on'yomi	goon

First attested in 1920s.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょもつ [shóꜜmòtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞mo̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

書(しょ)物(もつ) • (shomotsu) 

1. [from 1920s] books, writing

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 書物 – see the following entry.

【書かき物もの】 [noun] a writing, a document [noun] (act of) writing

(This term, 書物, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Miyako

Kanji in this term
書	物
Grade: 2	Grade: 3

Noun

書物(すぃむくㇲ) (simuks) 

1. book

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
書	物
し Grade: 2	むち Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as しゆむつぃ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕimut͡ɕi/, /sumut͡ɕi/

Noun

書(し)物(むち) or 書物(すむち) (shimuchi or sumuchi) ^{←しゆむつぃ (syumutwi)?}

1. a book

   太郎(たるー)や毎日(めーなち)書物(しむち)読(ゆ)むん。

   Tarū-ya mēnachi shimuchi yumun.

   Tarū reads a book every day.

Further reading

• “しむち【書物】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “シムチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
• “すむち【書物】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “スムチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).