Info on the Kanji 本

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Meaning(s)

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Reading(s)

onyomi HON
kunyomi moto

Other

stroke count 5
grade 1
jlpt level N5
Example words with 本
WordMeaning
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.
ごほん
go hon
book
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 ...
えんほん
en hon
one-yen book
みほん
mihon
sample / specimen / pattern / model / example
ごほん
go hon
five
こうほん
kouhon
annotated textbook
くにもと
kunimoto
foundation of the nation
さんぼん
sanbon
three
よんほん
yonhon
four
しちほん
shichi hon
seven
じゅうほん
juu hon
ten
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Example Sentences with 本
彼女は一晩中を読んだ。

私の母はオレンジジュースを二買った。

彼女は当に賢いよね?

を取ってそれを読みなさい。



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