持もち物もの

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

things one is carrying; items one has with them; things to bring

Refers to the items someone has on their person or is expected to carry, as in checking one's things before leaving or a 持ち物リスト.

出しゅっ発ぱつ前まえに持もち物ものを確かく認にんした。
I checked my things before leaving.
明日あしたの持もち物ものはノートと筆ひっ記き用よう具

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The things to bring tomorrow are a notebook and writing materials.

2

noun

belongings; possessions; personal property

Focuses on ownership rather than what is currently being carried; common in questions such as 誰の持ち物ですか.

この傘かさは誰だれの持もち物ものですか。
Whose umbrella is this?

3

noun

mistress; lover

obsolete term

Obsolete use referring to a lover or mistress; not a normal modern meaning, and modern Japanese would use words such as 愛人 instead.

古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、「持もち物もの」が愛あい人じんや妾めかけを指さすことがある。
In old writing, 持ち物 can refer to a lover or mistress.

Written forms

持もち物ものUsage90%
Standard, high-priority spelling for both everyday meanings: things one carries and one's belongings.
持もち物ものUsage8%
Okurigana-less spelling given; less standard-looking than 持ち物 in ordinary modern writing.
持もちものUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Mixed kanji-kana spelling marked search-only; use 持ち物 for normal dictionary-style spelling.
もちものUsage1%

Kanji

持hold, have
物thing, object, matter

Similar words

荷に物もつ
Means luggage, baggage, or a load; it emphasizes the carried package or burden more than ownership.
私し物ぶつ
Means private or personal property, often contrasted with public, company, or shared items; more ownership-focused than 持ち物.
所しょ有ゆう物ぶつ
A more formal word for owned property or possessions; less everyday than 持ち物.

Etymology

A transparent compound of 持ち, the continuative/noun form of 持つ meaning 'to hold' or 'to have,' and 物 meaning 'thing'; literally, 'things one has or carries.'