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
- —本校Popularmain school; principal school; this school; our school
- —本国Popularhome country; one's own country; country of origin; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
- —本腰Popularstrenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
- —本旨Popularmain object; principal object; true aim
- —本紙Popularmain section (of a newspaper); central column; this newspaper; our paper
- —本社Popularhead office; main office; headquarters; parent company; main shrine; this company; this shrine
- —本書Popularmain text; original text; this book; this volume
- —本省Popularministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
- —本職Popularprincipal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; specialist; I (of a government official, etc.); me
- —本心Populartrue feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
- —本数Popularnumber (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
- —本性Populartrue character; real nature
- —本籍Popularone's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
- —本線Popularmain line; trunk line
- —本尊Popularprincipal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; object of adoration; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
- —本隊Popularmain body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
- —本題Popularmain topic; main subject; main issue; main question; this subject
- —本朝Popularthis land; our country; Imperial Court of Japan
- —本店Popularhead office; main office; main store; flagship store; this store; our store
- —本島Popularmain island; this island