物もの申もう

interjection

hello!; is anyone home?; may I come in?

Archaic interjection used when calling at someone's door or announcing one's presence. Equivalent to modern ごめんください or こんにちは in historical settings.

See also: 物申す

• 「物もの申もう、物もの申もう」と声こえをかけて、彼かれは古ふるい屋や敷しきの門もんをくぐった。

  Calling out 'Hello! Hello!', he passed through the gate of the old mansion.