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生物 (なまもの, namamono) Japanese meaning: raw food | Kotomora
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In summer, raw food spoils easily, so please be careful.
Please do not put perishables in this refrigerator.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 避さ ける to avoid raw/perishable food
While traveling, I avoided raw food so I wouldn't get an upset stomach.
〈 物もの 〉 に 火ひ を 通とお す to cook raw/perishable food thoroughly
Please cook raw food thoroughly before eating it.
〈 物もの 〉 は 日ひ 持も ちしない raw/perishable food doesn't keep for long
Raw food doesn't keep well, so it's better to eat it soon.
〈 物もの 〉 が 傷いた む raw/perishable food goes bad
If you don't put it in the fridge, raw food will go bad quickly.
Don't confuse with 生物 read せいぶつ means 'living things/organisms', while the same kanji read なまもの means 'raw or perishable food' — the reading changes the meaning entirely.
Written the same as 生物(せいぶつ), but read なまもの it means raw or perishable food, a completely different meaning from 生き物.
Written forms 生なま 物もの
Standard kanji spelling for 'raw food' or 'perishables'. Note that this kanji form can also be read せいぶつ (living things).
生なま もの Usage 69%
Alternate spelling using kana for もの, which helps distinguish from せいぶつ.
ナマモノ Usage 20%
なまもの Usage 11%
Etymology Compound of 生 (なま, 'raw') and 物 (もの, 'thing'). The kanji spelling 生物 is shared with せいぶつ ('living thing'), but the reading なまもの is specific to the food sense.
