Kanji
What does the kanji 本 mean?
本 means book; origin, root. On'yomi ホン. Kun'yomi もと.
| On'yomi | ホン |
|---|---|
| Kun'yomi | もと |
| Strokes | 5 |
| Main radical | 木 |
| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N5 |
本On'yomi ホンKun'yomi もと
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework5 strokes
book; origin, root
Memory hook
A tree (木) with one line (一) marking its roots, where everything starts — ORIGIN, BOOK.
Main radical
木tree 4 strokesBuilt from
Stroke order · 5 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
More words with this kanji
- 日本語にほんごJapanese language
- ～本～ほんcounter for long, cylindrical objects
- 基本きほんbasics, fundamentals
- 本人ほんにんthe person himself/herself, the individual in question
- 本日ほんじつtoday (formal equivalent of 今日, used in announcements and business)
- 本物ほんものthe real thing, genuine article
- 資本しほんcapital
- 本当ほんとtruth; really, truly
- 本来ほんらいoriginally, essentially; properly speaking
- 本部ほんぶheadquarters
- 標本ひょうほんspecimen, sample
- 見本みほんsample; a model, an example
- 台本だいほんscript, screenplay
- 手本てほんmodel, example
- 本件ほんけんthis matter, the case at hand (in official documents)
- 本体ほんたいthe main body, the true nature, the main unit (of a device)
- 本名ほんみょうreal name
- 本国ほんごくhome country, one's native country
- 本場ほんばthe home of (something), the authentic source
- 本文ほんぶんmain text, body (of a document)
- 本格ほんかくgenuine, full-scale, authentic
- 本気ほんきseriousness, being in earnest
- 本能ほんのうinstinct
- 本質ほんしつessence, true nature