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Kanji 本

5 strokes

Meaning

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

On'yomi
ホン
Kun'yomi
もと
Strokes
5
JLPT
N5
School grade
Grade 1
Kanken
10級
Frequency
#10 / 2500

Themes: School & Learning

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Words with 本

  • 本

    ほん

    book

    N5
  • ~本

    ~ほん

    counter for long cylindrical things

    N5
  • 本棚

    ほんだな

    bookshelf

    N5
  • 本当

    ほんとう

    real, true

    N5
  • 資本

    しほん

    funds, capital

    N3
  • 基本

    きほん

    basic, basis

    N3
  • 日本

    にっぽん

    Japan

    N3
  • 日本

    にほん

    Japan

    N3

Example sentences

  • 日本語にほんごが話はなせますか。

    Do you speak Japanese?

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