Kanji1 / 5
本 kanji
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
On readings
ホン
Kun readings
もと
Variant forms
夲Words with 本
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N5本Popularbook; volume; script; this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue; main; head; principal; real; genuine; regular; proper; counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.); counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
- N5本棚Popularbookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
- N3基本Popularbasics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
- N3資本Popularfunds; capital
- N3本人Popularthe person in question; the person themselves; said person
- N3本当Populartruth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
- N3本物Populargenuine article; real thing; real deal
- N2見本Popularsample; specimen; pattern; model; example
- N2標本Popularspecimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
- N2本部Popularheadquarters; head office; main office
- N2本来Popularoriginally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself; proper; rightful; legal; normal
- N1脚本Popularscript; screenplay; scenario
- N1手本Popularmodel; (good) example; exemplar; paragon; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
- N1台本Popularscript; libretto; scenario
- N1本音Popularreal intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
- N1本格Popularoriginal method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
- N1本館Popularmain building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre; this hall; this building
- N1本気Popularseriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
- N1本質Popularessence; true nature; substance; reality
- N1本場Popularhome (of something); place famous for its ...; center (e.g. of manufacture); best place (for); place of origin; birthplace; cradle; morning session; last session in the morning