Word Meaning 書物

しょもつ shomotsu

書物 is read as しょもつ (shomotsu) and means book.

Meaning

English

  1. book
  2. volume

Reading

Kana

しょもつ

Romaji

shomotsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4892 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

書店

しょてん

bookshop

書道

しょどう

calligraphy

書き方

かきかた

format (e.g. of a report)

書家

しょか

calligrapher

書体

しょたい

typeface

書院

しょいん

publishing house

書き手

かきて

skilful writer

書写

しょしゃ

handwriting (as a school subject)

書画

しょが

paintings and calligraphic works

書き写す

かきうつす

to copy (down)

買い物

かいもの

shopping

もの

quality

Example Sentences

9

Man is the only animal that writes books.

The library has many books.

We can derive great pleasure from books.

In France, we study men, in Germany, books.

In one's reading, great writers of the past must be given the most attention.

In one's reading, great writers of the past must be given the most attention.

It is not enough to read great books once only, however carefully.

It is not enough to read great books once only, however carefully.

Those books which have made a lasting contribution to man's quest for truth, we call great books.