本
Readings
- On'yomi 音読み
- ホン
- Kun'yomi 訓読み
- もと
Example words & Vocabulary
本もと
(1) origin; source (2) base; basis; foundation; root (3) cause (4) ingredient; material (5) (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location (6) original cost (or capital, principal, etc.) (7) (plant) root; (tree) trunk (8) first section of a waka (9) counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry) (10) handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip本文ほんもん
text (of document); body (of letter)基本きほん
foundation,basis,standard
本部ほんぶ
headquarters
本人ほんにん
the person himself
本当ほんとう
truth,reality
資本しほん
funds,capital
本来ほんらい
essentially,naturally,by nature
本棚ほんだな
bookshelves
本質ほんしつ
essence, true nature, reality
根本こんぽん
origin, source, foundation, root, base, principle
本物ほんもの
genuine article
本気ほんき
seriousness, earnestness
Example sentences 3
あなたの本です。
It's your book.
この本は新しい。
This book is new.
その本は小さい。
That book is small.