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本

N5

Stroke Order

Meanings

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

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ホン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • もと
Strokes
5
JLPT Level
N5
Frequency
#6
School Grade
Grade 1
Radical
木#75 · tree

Components

Common Words

  • 本もとNoun
    origin, source, beginning
  • 基本きほんNoun
    basics, fundamentals, basis
  • 本社ほんしゃNoun
    head office, main office, headquarters
  • 本部ほんぶNoun
    headquarters, head office, main office
  • 日本人にほんじんNoun
    Japanese person
  • 本人ほんにんNoun
    the person in question, the person themselves, said person
  • 本当ほんとうNoun
    truth, reality, actuality
  • 日本語にほんごNoun
    Japanese (language)

Practice in Kanjiru

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