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本場ほんば (honba)

home, habitat, center, best place, genuine

  • JLPT N1
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Meaning

本場 (ほんば, honba) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “home, habitat, center, best place, genuine”.

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Example sentences 10

インドはスパイスの本場ほんばです

India is the home of spices.

広島は牡蠣(かき)の本場だ.

Hiroshima is famous for its oysters.

スペインは闘牛の本場である.

Spain is the home of bullfighting.

フランスはフェンシングの本場です。

France is the home of fencing.

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