Info on the Kanji 本 | What's a Kanji? |
| book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things | |
| onyomi | HON |
| kunyomi | moto |
| stroke count | 5 |
| grade | 1 |
| jlpt level | N5 |
| Example words with 本 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 本ほん hon | book / volume / script / this / present / main / head / real / regular / counter for long cylindrical things / counter for films, tv shows, etc. / counter for goals, home runs, etc. |
| ご本ごほん go hon | book |
| 一本いっぽん ippon | one long cylindrical thing / one film, one tv shows, etc. / one goal, one home run, etc. / one version / one book / a certain book / ippon / one point / a blow / experienced geisha / single-minded focus on ... |
| 円本えんほん en hon | one-yen book |
| 見本みほん mihon | sample / specimen / pattern / model / example |
| 五本ごほん go hon | five |
| 校本こうほん kouhon | annotated textbook |
| 国本くにもと kunimoto | foundation of the nation |
| 三本さんぼん sanbon | three |
| 四本よんほん yonhon | four |
| 七本しちほん shichi hon | seven |
| 十本じゅうほん juu hon | ten |
| 大本おおもと oomoto | foundation |
| 読本どくほん dokuhon | reading-book / reader / guidebook / manual / textbook |
| 二本にほん nihon | two |
| 日本にっぽん nippon | japan |
| 八本はちほん hachihon | eight |
| 本のほんの hon no | mere / only / just |
| 本学ほんがく hongaku | this university / this educational establishment |
| 本間ほんま honma | measure of length corresponding to 6 shaku |
| 本気ほんき honki | seriousness / truth / sanctity |
| 本月ほんげつ hongetsu | this month |
| 本校ほんこう honkou | main school / this school |
| 本山ほんざん honzan | head temple / this temple |
| 本書ほんしょ honsho | text / script / this book |
| 本人ほんにん honnin | the person himself |
| 本天ほんてん hon ten | silk velvet |
| 本日ほんじつ honjitsu | today |
| 本年ほんねん honnen | this year |
| 本本ほんほん hon hon | originally / by nature / from the start |
| 本名ほんみょう honmyou | real name |
| 本木もとき motoki | original stock |
| 本来ほんらい honrai | originally / primarily / essentially / naturally / by nature / in itself / proper / legal |
| 木本きもと kimoto | tree / woody plant |
| 六本ろっぽん roppon | six |
| エロ本えろほん ero hon | erotic book |
| ビニ本びにほん bini hon | pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic |
| 一本気いっぽんき ippon ki | single-minded / one-track mind |
| 国の本くにのほん kuni no hon | national principles / foundation of the country |
| 小日本しょうにっぽん shou nippon | japanese person / jap |
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| Example Sentences with 本 |
| 彼女は一晩中本を読んだ。 私の母はオレンジジュースを二本買った。 彼女は本当に賢いよね？ 本を取ってそれを読みなさい。 |
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