Reading
ONYOMI
ホン
KUNYOMI
もと
MEANING
book, present, main, origin, true, real
Study memo
Learn all JLPT N5 Kanji – 本 (ホン, もと), book, present, main, origin, true, real
Vocabulary
Here is a list of words based on the kanji 本
| 言葉 | 読み方 | 意味 | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 絵本 | ehon | picture book | N2 |
| 本番 | honban | performance; take; going before an audience or on-air; game; season; crucial moment | N2 |
| 本業 | hongyou | principal occupation; core business | N2 |
| 本格 | honkaku | original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical; genuine | N2 |
| 本日 | honjitsu | today | N2 |
| 本来 | honrai | originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in | N2 |
| 本社 | honsha | head office; main office; headquarters; parent company; this company; this shrine | N2 |
| 本心 | honshin | true feelings | N2 |
| 根元/根本 | kongen | root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle | N2 |
| お手本 | otehon | example; role model | N2 |
| 本能 | honnou | instinct | N1 |
| 本心 | honshin | true feelings | N1 |
| 本質 | honshitsu | essence, true nature | N1 |
| 本気 | honki | seriousness, earnestness, truth | N3 |
| 本物 | honmono | genuine article | N3 |
| 本人 | honnin | the person himself | N3 |
| 本屋 | hon’ya | bookstore, bookshop | N3 |
| 基本 | kihon | foundation, basis | N3 |
| 日本 | nihon | Japan | N3 |
| 資本 | shihon | funds, capital | N3 |
| 本 | hon | book | N5 |
| 本棚 | hondana | bookshelf, bookcase | N5 |
| 本当 | hontou | truth, reality | N5 |
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