本 (hon)

Meaning

1. book; volume; script
2. this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
3. main; head; principal
4. real; genuine; regular; proper
5. counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

↻ Replay stroke order

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