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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¬εˆ·γ‚Š γ»γ‚“γšγ‚Š

actual printing

米本土 べいほんど

continental United States

ζ–°γ—γ„θ³‡ζœ¬δΈ»ηΎ© γ‚γŸγ‚‰γ—γ„γ—γ»γ‚“γ—γ‚…γŽ

New Capitalism (concept proposed by Fumio Kishida)

ζ—₯本倧使逨 γ«γ»γ‚“γŸγ„γ—γ‹γ‚“

Embassy of Japan

ζ—₯本θͺžεŠ› γ«γ»γ‚“γ”γ‚Šγ‚‡γ

command of Japanese

ζ——ζœ¬ε₯΄ γ―γŸγ‚‚γ¨γ‚„γ£γ“

hatamoto-yakko

ζ–°ε€ζœ¬ しんこぼん

remaindered book

裏本 うらほん

under-the-counter porn mag (featuring uncensored photos)

ε†Šε­ζœ¬ さっしぼん

bound book

ζ—₯本会議 γ«γ£γ½γ‚“γ‹γ„γŽ

Nippon Kaigi (right-wing lobbying group)

ζ–°θ³‡ζœ¬δΈ»ηΎ© γ—γ‚“γ—γ»γ‚“γ—γ‚…γŽ

neocapitalism

θ‡ͺη”±δΎ‘ζ Όζœ¬ γ˜γ‚†γ†γ‹γ‹γγΌγ‚“

book not subject to resale price maintenance

δΈ€ζœ¬θΆ³ζ‰“ζ³• いっぽんあしだほう

one-legged batting stance

本貫 ほんかん

dwelling place (ritsuryō period)

ζ—₯ζœ¬ε‹’ γ«γ»γ‚“γœγ„

Japanese contingent

ζ—₯本戦 にほんせん

match in which Japan plays

θ³‡ζœ¬θ¦εˆΆ しほんきせい

capital controls

本η•ͺη’°ε’ƒ ほんばんかんきょう

production environment

ζ—₯ζœ¬ιŠ€θ‘Œη·θ£ γ«γ£γ½γ‚“γŽγ‚“γ“γ†γγ†γ•γ„

Governor of the Bank of Japan

ζ—₯ζœ¬ζ”Ύι€ε”δΌš にっぽんほうそうきょうかい

Japan Broadcasting Corporation