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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)
εŸΊζœ¬ι‡‘ きほんきん

fund

ζ—₯本音ζ₯½ γ«γ»γ‚“γŠγ‚“γŒγ

Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)

εŸΊζœ¬γƒ«γƒΌγƒ« きほんルール

basic rule

ζ—₯ζœ¬η΄€ γ«γ»γ‚“γŽ

Rikkokushi (six national histories of Japan compiled in the Nara and Heian periods)

ζ—₯ζœ¬γ‚’γƒ«γƒ—γ‚Ή にほんをルプス

the Japanese Alps

ζœ¬ζœ‰ ほんぬ

state (or period) of life

θ³‡ζœ¬ζε€± しほんそんし぀

capital loss

θ³‡ζœ¬εˆ©εΎ— γ—γ»γ‚“γ‚Šγ¨γ

capital gain

ζœ¬ε‹•θ©ž ほんどうし

main verb

δΈ€ζœ¬ε»Ίη¨ŽηŽ‡ γ„γ£γ½γ‚“γ γ¦γœγ„γ‚Šγ€

single-rate tariff (system)

ζœ¬ζœ¨γ«γΎγ•γ‚‹ζœ«ζœ¨γͺし もときにまさるうらきγͺし

of soup and love, the first is the best

ζ—₯本主義 γ«γ»γ‚“γ—γ‚…γŽ

Japanism

θ³‡ζœ¬ι›†η΄„ しほんしゅうやく

capital intensive

ζ—₯本血軍 にほんせきぐん

Japanese Red Army

δΈ€ζœ¬ε»Ίγ¦η‚Ίζ›Ώ いっぽんだてかわせ

single rate

εŸΊζœ¬γ‚½γƒ•γƒˆ γγ»γ‚“γ‚½γƒ•γƒˆ

operating system

ζœ¬γ‚γ•γ³ ほんわさび

real wasabi (as opposed to Western horseradish)

ζœ¬ζ³’εΈƒ ほんはぢ

Okinawan habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)

θ³‡ζœ¬εŽζ”― しほんしゅうし

capital account balance

硡本 γˆγ»γ‚“

picture book