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本 kanji — Book, Present, Main | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

本

Book, Present, Main, Origin, True, Real, Counter For Long Cylindrical Things

5 strokes

N5

On readings 音読み

ほん

Kun readings 訓読み

もと

Built from

Book

Memory hook

A tree with a line at its root — books come from trees.

Words using 本

日本にほんJapanN5 本ほんbookN5 本棚ほんだなbookshelfN5 ～本～ほんcounter for long cylindrical thingsN5 本当ほんとうrealN5 資本しほんfundsN3 日本にっぽんJapanN3 本物ほんものgenuine articleN3 本当ほんとtruthN3 基本きほんbasicN3 本人ほんにんthe person himselfN3 〜(日本) 式～(にほん) しきcustomN2

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