Onyomi: ホン · Kunyomi: もと · Meanings: book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
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Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
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本 | ほん | book, volume, script | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
元 | もと | origin, source, beginning | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
本棚 | ほんだな | bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
本当 | ほんとう | truth, reality, actuality, fact | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N5 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
本能 | ほんのう | instinct | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
本質 | ほんしつ | essence, true nature, substance, reality | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
本物 | ほんもの | genuine article, real thing, real deal | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
本人 | ほんにん | the person in question, the person themselves, said person | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
本来 | ほんらい | originally, primarily | common JLPT-N2 Adverb (fukushi), Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
本部 | ほんぶ | headquarters, head office, main office | common JLPT-N2 Noun |