| Kanji | 本 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ホン |
| Kunyomi | もと |
| Nanori | まと, ごう |
| English | book, present, main, true, real, no. of long things |
| Examples | 本(もと): (1) origin; source (2) base; basis; foundation; root (3) cause (4) ingredient; material (5) (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location (6) original cost (or capital, principal, etc.) (7) (plant) root; (tree) trunk (8) first section of a waka (9) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry) (10) handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip 本文(ほんもん): text (of document); body (of letter) 基本(きほん): foundation; basis; standard 本部(ほんぶ): headquarters; head office; main office 本人(ほんにん): the person himself 本当(ほんとう): truth; reality 資本(しほん): funds; capital 本来(ほんらい): (1) originally; primarily (2) essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself (3) proper; legal 本名(ほんみょう): real name 脚本(きゃくほん): script; screenplay; scenario 本音(ほんね): real intention; motive 本体(ほんたい): (1) substance; real form (2) body (of a machine) (3) object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) (4) noumenon 本質(ほんしつ): essence; true nature; substance; reality 本物(ほんもの): genuine article 本の(ほんの): mere; only; just 本国(ほんごく): one's own country 本気(ほんき): seriousness; truth; sanctity 本場(ほんば): (1) home; habitat; center; centre; best place (2) authentic; genuine 手本(てほん): (1) copybook (2) model; pattern 本能(ほんのう): instinct 標本(ひょうほん): example; specimen; sample 見本(みほん): sample 本々(もともと): originally; by nature; from the start 日本語(にほんご): Japanese (language) 本格(ほんかく): (1) original method or procedure (2) serious; orthodox; classical; genuine 台本(だいほん): script; libretto; scenario 本館(ほんかん): main building 本棚(ほんだな): bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase 日本式(にほんしき): Japanese style 本(ほん): (1) book; volume (2) main; head; this; our; present; real (3) counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc. 日本(にほん): Japan |
| JLPT Level | 5 |
| Jouyou Grade | 1 |
| Frequency | 10 |
| Components | 木: tree; wood |
| Number of Strokes | 5 |
| Kanji Radical | 木 |
| Radical Number | 75 |
| Radical Strokes | 4 |
| Radical Reading | き・きへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 指事 Ideographic |
| Keyword | book |
| Koohii Story 1 | The origin of a book is paper made out of TREEs. ONE tree can make many books. |
| Koohii Story 2 | An axe cutting a tree to make books. |
Tags: jlpt.n5, grade1, kanjifreq1-250, kanji_counting_counters, kanji_human.activities_communication
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