生なま物もの

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JLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to food that is uncooked or easily spoiled, such as raw fish, meat, or fresh produce. Often used in contexts like food handling, storage, or dietary restrictions.

夏なつは生なま物ものが傷いたみやすいので気きをつけてください。
In summer, raw food spoils easily, so please be careful.
この冷れい蔵ぞう庫こには生なま物ものを入いれないでください。
Please do not put perishables in this refrigerator.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を避さけるto avoid raw/perishable food
旅りょ行こう中ちゅうはお腹なかを壊こわさないように生なま物ものを避さけた。
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
生なま物ものはしっかり火ひを通とおしてから食たべてください。
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
生なま物ものは日ひ持もちしないので、早はやめに食たべたほうがいい。
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
冷れい蔵ぞう庫こに入いれないと生なま物ものがすぐ傷いたんでしまう。
If you don't put it in the fridge, raw food will go bad quickly.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
物thing, object, matter

Related words

生せい鮮せん食しょく品ひん
生鮮食品 is the formal, commercial term for fresh/perishable foods, while 生物 is the everyday word used especially for warning about spoilage or the need to cook something.

Opposites

乾かん物ぶつ
乾物 refers to dried foods that keep well, the opposite of 生物, which spoils quickly and must be eaten or cooked soon.

Don't confuse with

生せい物ぶつN3
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.
生いき物ものN3
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.

Counted with

品ひんN2
Used for items of food or other goods; for raw food/perishables, 品 is natural, while 個 is not the usual choice.

Built from

生なま+物もの

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Usage69%
Alternate spelling using kana for もの, which helps distinguish from せいぶつ.
ナマモノUsage20%
なまものUsage11%

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.