たてもの

Japanese
Alternative spelling
建物

Etymology

建(たて) (tate, “build”) + 物(もの) (mono, “thing”)

Pronunciation

Noun

たてもの • (tatemono) 

  1. 建物: building, structure, construction, edifice
    Synonyms: 建造物 (kenzōbutsu), 建築物 (kenchikubutsu)
    東(とう)京(きょう)は建(たて)物(もの)でいっぱいですね！
    Tōkyō wa tatemono de ippai desu ne!
    Tokyo is full of buildings, isn't it!

Descendants
  • → Korean: 건물(建物) (geonmul)[4]

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. CHO Eui-sung (2001) “우리말에 들어온 일본말 [urimare deureoon ilbonmal, Japanese words that have entered Korean]”, in Cho's Lab of Korean Language‎
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