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Meaning of 物知り(ものしり) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 物知り, 物識り

Kana Reading ものしり

Romaji monoshiri

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

Example Sentences

物知り, 物識り, ものしり used in context

彼女(かのじょ)の母(はは)は聡明(そうめい)であるというよりもむしろ物知り(ものしり)であった。

Her mother was more wise than intelligent.
年上(としうえ)のものがいつも年下(としした)のものより物知り(ものしり)だとは限らない(とはかぎらない)。

The older ones do not always know more than the younger ones.
私(わたし)は若い頃(わかいころ)にたくさん本(もと)を読んだ(よむ)ので、それなりに物知り(ものしり)だ。

I read a lot of books in my youth; I am a scholar in my own way.
君(きみ)は確かに(たしかに)物知り(ものしり)だが、それを教える(おしえる)のはうまくない(うまい)。

Indeed you know a lot of things, but you're not good at teaching them.

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識 JLPT 3

discriminating, know, write

On: シキ

Kun: し.る, しる.す

19 strokes

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物 JLPT 4

thing, object, matter

On: ブツ, モツ

Kun: もの, もの-

8 strokes

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知 JLPT 4

know, wisdom

On: チ

Kun: し.る, し.らせる

8 strokes

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