Word Meaning 物体

もったい mottai

物体 is read as もったい (mottai) and means overemphasis.

Meaning

English

  1. overemphasis
  2. superior airs
  3. air of importance

Reading

Kana

もったい

Romaji

mottai

Writing Variants

  • 勿体 もったい mottai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 物質, Rank 88241 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

野生動物保護団体

やせいどうぶつほごだんたい

wildlife protection organization (organisation)

体節動物

たいせつどうぶつ

articulate (i.e. an arthropod or an annelid)

もの

quality

物語

ものがたり

story

物理

ぶつり

physics

物質

ぶっしつ

matter

物事

ものごと

things

物語る

ものがたる

to tell (a story)

物音

ものおと

noise

物理学

ぶつりがく

physics

物品

ぶっぴん

goods

Example Sentences

10

Seedlings are young plants.

UFO stands for unidentified flying object.

UFO stands for unidentified flying object.

One can see faraway objects with a telescope.

Something looking like a UFO made a sudden turn then disappeared into the distant sky.

Gravity is the natural force by which objects are attracted to each other.

Ancient astronomers did not have instruments to help them see objects in the sky.

"What does U.F.O. stand for?" "It means Unidentified Flying Object, I guess."

The UFO, with a zigzag movement you couldn't think of as being a plane, flew off into the mountains in the east.

By looking at an object's electromagnetic spectrum, scientists can determine if an object is moving away from Earth or towards Earth.