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
- —掌中本pocket edition
- —本年度current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
- —本の間between the pages of a book; between two books
- —本の虫bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
- —基本語basic vocabulary item
- —脚本家scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
- —資本力capital strength (of an enterprise)
- —性本能sex instinct
- —製本屋bookbinder
- —漫画本comic book
- —稀覯本rare book
- —四本柱four posts that used to support the roof over the ring
- —本割りregular matches in an official tournament
- —安本丹fool; idiot
- —手本帖book of calligraphy samples; copybook; portfolio
- —標本室specimen room; herbarium
- —本選挙original selection
- —本部長general manager; director-general
- —基本法fundamental law; basic law; organic law
- —エロ本pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book