Illustration: In a quiet Japanese apartment, an older reader sits beside a low bookshelf with a thick hardcover book open across their knees. One hand supports the spine while the other carefully turns a page, its printed surface angled away from view.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

書しょ物もつ

shomotsu

book

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしたちは、書物しょもつから楽たのしみを得えることができる。

    We can derive pleasure from books.

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  2. 書物しょもつは人生じんせいの楽たのしみを増ふやす。

    Books add to the pleasures of life.

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  3. その書物しょもつは非常ひじょうに価値かちがある。

    The book is of great value.

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Kanji in 書物

  • 書writeOnショKunかく
  • 物thing; objectOnブツ・モツKunもの・もの-

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