No. 906 in Japanese
本物
Genuine; authentic; real.
In a sentence
これは本物のダイヤモンドです。
This is a genuine diamond.
Here, '本物' is used as a noun to denote authenticity, meaning 'genuine' or 'real'.
彼は本物の才能を持っています。
He possesses genuine talent.
In this instance, '本物' modifies 'talent' to express that the talent is real and not fabricated.
本物に見えるけど、実は偽物です。
It looks real, but in reality, it's fake.
'本物' is again used as a noun to contrast reality with illusion, indicating something appears real.
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