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什物 (じゅうもつ, juumotsu) Japanese meaning: furniture | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Related words 家か 具ぐ Standard modern word for furniture; 什物 is a rare, literary synonym.
調ちょう 度ど 品ひん Formal term for furnishings and household articles; more common than 什物 but still somewhat literary.
Etymology The kanji 什 means 'utensil' or 'tool', and 物 means 'thing'. The compound is of Chinese origin and has been used in Japanese since at least the Heian period to refer to household goods and valuables. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
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An inventory of the temple's furnishings is preserved in the old document.
I hear that all the furniture and fixtures in this mansion are from the Edo period.