本ほん物もの

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to something authentic, not a fake or imitation. Often contrasted with 偽物 (にせもの). Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

本ほん物ものの〈物もの〉a genuine/real 〈物〉
これは本ほん物もののダイヤモンドです。
This is a genuine diamond.
〈物もの〉が本ほん物ものかどうか確たしかめるto check whether something is genuine
その骨こっ董とう品ひんが本ほん物ものかどうか確たしかめてもらった。
I had someone check whether the antique was genuine.
本ほん物ものと偽にせ物ものを見み分わけるto tell the genuine article apart from a fake
専せん門もん家かでも本ほん物ものと偽にせ物ものを見み分わけるのは難むずかしい。
Even experts find it hard to distinguish the real thing from a fake.

実じつ物ぶつN2
実物 emphasizes the actual physical object itself (as opposed to a picture or description), while 本物 emphasizes authenticity versus fakery.
本ほん格かく的てきN2
本格的 describes something full-scale or done in a proper, systematic way, whereas 本物 simply labels a thing as genuine rather than fake.
真しん性せい
本物 is an everyday noun for 'the real thing', while 真性 is a more formal, often technical word used attributively (真性の〜) to mark authenticity or an underlying essential quality.
本ほん格かくN1
本物 refers to the real thing itself as opposed to a fake, while 本格 describes an authentic style or method rather than the object itself.

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純じゅん正せい
本物 simply means 'the real thing' as opposed to a fake, whereas 純正 specifically implies manufacturer-certified or unadulterated genuineness.
本ほん当とうN5
本物 names a genuine article or real person/thing itself, while 本当の〜 is a broader modifier that can mean true, correct, or genuine.
真しんの
本物の describes something as genuine or authentic in a concrete, physical sense (a real diamond), while 真の is used more abstractly for qualities like friendship or purpose.

偽にせ物ものN2
偽物 is a fake or imitation, the direct opposite of the genuine 本物.
もどき
もどき refers to a mere imitation of something, while 本物 is the genuine, real article that the imitation copies.
メッキ
本物 means the real, genuine thing, directly opposing メッキ's figurative sense of a superficial pretense covering something fake.

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レプリカ
本物 means the genuine, original article, directly opposite to レプリカ which is a copy of it.
模も造ぞう
本物 means the genuine, real article, the direct opposite of 模造, which denotes an imitation or copy.
見みせ掛かけN1
本物 means the real, genuine thing, directly opposing 見せ掛け, which is a fake appearance meant to look real.
偽にせN1
本物 means 'the genuine article', the direct opposite of 偽 'fake'.
フェイク
本物 means 'the real thing', the direct opposite of フェイク meaning something fabricated or false.
ダミー
本物 means the genuine, real article, the direct opposite of a ダミー, which is a fake stand-in.
間まに合あわせN1
本物 means the genuine, proper article, the opposite of 間に合わせ, which is a rough, temporary substitute.
仮かりN1
本物 means the genuine article, contrasting with 仮 used for an assumed or fictitious name or identity.

本ほん気きN2
本気 means being serious or in earnest about something, while 本物 means the genuine version of an object or thing—learners sometimes confuse the 本- prefix meaning.

Compound of 本 (ほん, 'real', 'true') and 物 (もの, 'thing').