本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Grade Level
Grade 1
Stroke Count
5 strokes
Radical
木部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ホン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
もと
Nanori (Name Reading)
なり, はじめ, もと
Common Readings
ホン, もと
Example Vocabulary
本当
ほんとう
truth, reality; really, truly
本
もと
origin, basis, foundation
本気
ほんき
seriousness, earnest
本人
ほんにん
person in question, the person himself/herself
本当に
ほんとうに
really, truly, actually
日本
にほん
Japan
本物
ほんもの
real thing, genuine article
本来
ほんらい
originally, primarily
一本
いっぽん
one long object (counter)
本日
ほんじつ
today (formal)
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