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
- —模本copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc.
- —返本books returned unsold; books returned to the library
- —版本woodblock-printed book; book printed from woodblocks
- —種本source book
- —粉本copy; sketch
- —端本incomplete set of books; odd volume
- —珍本rare book
- —春本pornographic book
- —献本complimentary copy of a book
- —美本attractively bound book
- —秘本treasured book; secret book; pornographic book
- —類本similar books
- —校本annotated textbook
- —唐本books from China
- —折本folding book; folded sections of a book
- —納本delivery of books; presentation copy
- —洋本book of Western origin
- —木本tree; woody plant
- —草本herbaceous plant; herb
- —造本bookbinding; bookmaking