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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

  • 本位ほんいNounstandard, basis, principle
  • 本屋ほんやNounbookstore, bookshop
  • 本音ほんねNounreal intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks
  • 本家ほんけNounhead house, main family
  • 本格ほんかくNounoriginal method, original procedure, genuine way (of doing something)
  • 本館ほんかんNounmain building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.)
  • 本願ほんがんNounAmida Buddha's original vow, long-cherished desire
  • 本気ほんきNounseriousness, earnestness, truth, sanctity

Practice in Kanjiru

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