本 — kanji meaning “book”
本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
- Meanings
- book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
- On'yomi
- ホン (hon)
- Kun'yomi
- もと
- Name readings
- まと、ごう
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #10 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- běn — Chinese character page
Words with 本
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basics; fundamentals; basis |
| 本当 | ほんとう hontou | truth; reality; actuality |
| 本人 | ほんにん honnin | the person in question; the person themselves; said person |
| 本来 | ほんらい honrai | originally; primarily |
| 本気 | ほんき honki | seriousness; earnestness; truth |
| 本物 | ほんもの honmono | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 本部 | ほんぶ honbu | headquarters; head office; main office |
| 本体 | ほんたい hontai | substance; true form; true character |
| 本社 | ほんしゃ honsha | head office; main office; headquarters |
| 資本 | しほん shihon | funds; capital |
| 本日 | ほんじつ honjitsu | today; this day |
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