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)
本月 ほんげ぀

this month

ζ—₯ζœ¬η‹¬θ‡ͺ γ«γ»γ‚“γ©γγ˜

Japan-specific

εœ¨ε€–ζ—₯本人 γ–γ„γŒγ„γ«γ»γ‚“γ˜γ‚“

Japanese residing abroad

ηΎ©η΅Œεƒζœ¬ζ‘œ γ‚ˆγ—γ€γ­γ›γ‚“γΌγ‚“γ–γγ‚‰

Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)

ζ—₯ζœ¬ζ–° にほんしん

new Japanese record

ζ—₯ζœ¬ζ–°θ¨˜ιŒ² にほんしんきろく

new Japanese record

εŸΊζœ¬εŽŸε‰‡ きほんげんそく

fundamental principle

ζœ¬δΊΊθ² ζ‹… γ»γ‚“γ«γ‚“γ΅γŸγ‚“

paying for the purchase (expense) out of one's own pocket

本鈴 γ»γ‚“γ‚Œγ„

bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun

δΊ”ζœ¬ζŒ‡ι΄δΈ‹ γ”γ»γ‚“γ‚†γ³γγ€γ—γŸ

five-toed socks

δΊ”ζœ¬ζŒ‡γ‚½γƒƒγ‚―γ‚Ή ごほんゆびソックス

five-toed socks

δΊ”ζœ¬ζŒ‡ ごほんゆび

five-toed (socks)

ζ—₯本鹿 γ«γ»γ‚“γ˜γ‹

sika deer (Cervus nippon)

ι£›γ³ε‡Ίγ™η΅΅ζœ¬ γ¨γ³γ γ™γˆγ»γ‚“

pop-up book

γƒγƒƒγƒ—γ‚’γƒƒγƒ—η΅΅ζœ¬ γƒγƒƒγƒ—γ‚’γƒƒγƒ—γˆγ»γ‚“

pop-up book

γ—γ‹γ‘η΅΅ζœ¬ γ—γ‹γ‘γˆγ»γ‚“

pop-up book

本ζ₯γͺら ほんらいγͺら

by all rights

γΆγ£γ€γ‘ζœ¬η•ͺ ぢっ぀けほんばん

performing without rehearsal

ζ—₯ζœ¬ε„εœ° にほんかくけ

all over Japan

硡本 γˆγ»γ‚“

picture book

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