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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)
θ³‡ζœ¬εˆ©η›ŠηŽ‡ γ—γ»γ‚“γ‚Šγˆγγ‚Šγ€

return-on-investment ratio

δΊ‹ζ₯­ζœ¬ιƒ¨ γ˜γŽγ‚‡γ†γ»γ‚“γΆ

corporate headquarters

ε†™ζœ¬ しゃほん

manuscript (book)

ζ‰‹ζœ¬ てほん

model

十本 γ˜γ£γ½γ‚“

ten (long cylindrical things)

η΄”ζ—₯本钨 γ˜γ‚…γ‚“γ«γ»γ‚“γ΅γ†

classical Japanese style

ε°‘θ³‡ζœ¬ しょうしほん

small capital

ζŠ„ζœ¬ しょうほん

excerpt

上製本 γ˜γ‚‡γ†γ›γ„γΌγ‚“

hardcover book

人本主義 γ˜γ‚“γ½γ‚“γ—γ‚…γŽ

humanism

δΊΊζƒ…ζœ¬ γ«γ‚“γ˜γ‚‡γ†γΌγ‚“

ninjōbon

正本 しょうほん

book of registration

製本 せいほん

bookbinding

ζˆ¦θ‘“θˆͺη©Ίη΅±εˆΆζœ¬ιƒ¨ γ›γ‚“γ˜γ‚…γ€γ“γ†γγ†γ¨γ†γ›γ„γ»γ‚“γΆ

tactical air control center (centre)

ζœζŸ»ζœ¬ιƒ¨ そうさほんぢ

(criminal) investigation headquarters

δ»–εŠ›ζœ¬ι‘˜ γŸγ‚Šγγ»γ‚“γŒγ‚“

salvation by faith in Amitabha

台本 だいほん

script

ζ‹“ζœ¬ γŸγγ»γ‚“

rubbing

単葌本 γŸγ‚“γ“γ†γΌγ‚“

standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.)

硡本 γˆγ»γ‚“

picture book