Medoru
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JLPT N5 SL1 5 strokes Frequency: #9

Meanings

book, present, main, origin, true

Radicals

木

Decomposition

βΏ»ζœ¨δΈ€

Etymology

Ideographic: A tree 木 with its roots highlighted

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 5

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 vertical right-to-left
3 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
4 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ホン hon

Used in compound words

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
もと moto

Standalone

Words Using This Kanji

1773 words total
Other (20 words)
ι…ζœ¬ はいほん

distribution of books

ζœ¬ζ‡ ほんかい

one's long-cherished desire

本土 ほんど

mainland

本末 ほんま぀

essence and fringe

ζœ¬θˆ— ほんぽ

head office

ζœ¬εˆ† ほんぢん

one's duty

θ³‡ζœ¬ζ³¨ε…₯ しほんけゅうにゅう

capital injection

θ²Έζœ¬ε±‹ かしほんや

rental library

貸本 かしほん

books for loan

ε›½ζœ¬ こくほん

foundation of the nation

ζ—₯本猿 にほんざる

Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)

ζ—₯ζœ¬ζ¨™ζΊ–ζ™‚ γ«γ»γ‚“γ²γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚…γ‚“γ˜

Japan Standard Time

倧本 γŸγ„γ»γ‚“

foundation

ζˆΈη±θ¬„ζœ¬ こせきとうほん

official copy of the family register

ζ•™ζœ¬ きょうほん

textbook

εŸΊζœ¬ζ¦‚εΏ΅ γγ»γ‚“γŒγ„γ­γ‚“

basic concept

θ‡ͺε·±θ³‡ζœ¬ γ˜γ“γ—γ»γ‚“

net worth

η€ΎδΌšθ³‡ζœ¬ しゃかいしほん

social capital

θ”΅ζœ¬ γžγ†γ»γ‚“

one's library

硡本 γˆγ»γ‚“

picture book

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