"そのもの" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [so̞no̞ mo̞no̞] Forms: sono mono [romanization], sonomono [romanization], そのもの [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|その もの|hhira=そのもの}} そのもの • (sono mono) ^(←そのもの (sonomono)?)
  1. used for emphasis; the thing itself; (of a person) (something) personified Related terms: 権化 (gonge) (ruby: 権化(ごんげ))

Alternative forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sono mono",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonomono",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "そのもの",
      "roman": "sonomono",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "その もの",
        "hhira": "そのもの"
      },
      "expansion": "そのもの • (sono mono) ^(←そのもの (sonomono)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "pain itself",
          "roman": "kurushimi sono mono",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "苦",
              "くる"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "苦しみそのもの",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used for emphasis; the thing itself; (of a person) (something) personified"
      ],
      "id": "en-そのもの-ja-noun-IYsYopgL",
      "links": [
        [
          "personified",
          "personified"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "gonge",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "権化",
              "ごんげ"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "権化"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "そのもの"
    },
    {
      "other": "そのもの"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[so̞no̞ mo̞no̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "そのもの"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sono mono",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sonomono",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "そのもの",
      "roman": "sonomono",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "その もの",
        "hhira": "そのもの"
      },
      "expansion": "そのもの • (sono mono) ^(←そのもの (sonomono)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "gonge",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "権化",
          "ごんげ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "権化"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Japanese hiragana",
        "Japanese lemmas",
        "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Japanese nouns",
        "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Japanese terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "pain itself",
          "roman": "kurushimi sono mono",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "苦",
              "くる"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "苦しみそのもの",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used for emphasis; the thing itself; (of a person) (something) personified"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "personified",
          "personified"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "そのもの"
    },
    {
      "other": "そのもの"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[so̞no̞ mo̞no̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "そのもの"
}

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