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本
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)
ζœ¬ι–“ ほんけん

measure of length corresponding to 6 shaku (approx. 1.82 meters)

ζœ¬η™Ίζ˜Ž ほんは぀めい

present invention

ζ—₯ζœ¬ε›½ζœ‰ι‰„ι“ にほんこくゆうて぀どう

Japanese National Railways (1949-1987)

ζœ¬ζ„γͺい ほいγͺい

reluctant

ζ—₯ζœ¬ζ³³ζ³• γ«γ»γ‚“γˆγ„γ»γ†

traditional Japanese swimming

本占地 γ»γ‚“γ—γ‚γ˜

Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)

ζœ¬ε‘½γƒγƒ§γ‚³ ほんめいチョコ

chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

本省人 γ»γ‚“γ—γ‚‡γ†γ˜γ‚“

person from one's own province (in China)

ζœ¬γ‚’γ‚«γ‚¦γƒ³γƒˆ γ»γ‚“γ‚’γ‚«γ‚¦γƒ³γƒˆ

main account (on social media, etc.)

ζ‰‹ζœ¬εΌ•γ てほんびき

tehonbiki (type of card game associated with gambling)

ζ—₯ζœ¬ει€²εˆ†ι‘žζ³• γ«γ»γ‚“γ˜γ£γ—γ‚“γΆγ‚“γ‚‹γ„γ»γ†

Nippon Decimal Classification

η‚Ήζœ¬ てんぽん

book with reading aids (such as kana or punctuation marks)

ε€§θ³‡ζœ¬ だいしほん

large amount of capital

本鑌にε…₯γ‚‹ ほんだいにはいる

to get to the main subject

南ζ—₯本 みγͺみにほん

southern Japan (usu. referring to Kyushu and southwards)

ζ—₯ζœ¬ι…’εΊ¦ にほんしゅど

sake meter value

ζ—₯本桷軍 にほんかいぐん

(Imperial) Japanese Navy

ζ—₯本θͺžζ— γ«γ»γ‚“γ”γžγ

Japonic languages

ζ—₯ζœ¬εˆ—ε³Άζ”Ήι€ θ«– γ«γ»γ‚“γ‚Œγ£γ¨γ†γ‹γ„γžγ†γ‚γ‚“

A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)

εŠη΄™ζœ¬ はんしぼん

Japanese book size (approx. 17.5cm by 25cm)