物
Thing
On’yomi: ぶつ, もつ
Kun’yomi: もの
Radicals: Cow + Wing
Meaning: Thing
A winged cow is flying in the air – what a strange thing! You’ve heard of flying pigs before, but cows? This is a new and strange thing indeed! Cows with wings! What a silly thing to imagine.
Imagine if cows could fly. Wouldn’t you be jealous of them? I mean, if a cow can fly, you should be able to, right? Just sprout some wings and fly like the cows. It’s not a hard thing to do.
Reading: ぶつ, もつ
But this cow is sneezing and coughing. Uh oh. Looks like this cow has mono (もの). Mononucleosis, that is. And mono is a nasty thing to have. Poor cow.
They call mono the kissing disease. How did this cow get it? Maybe having wings makes you popular with the ladies. Could just be a cow thing, who knows?