Vocabulary

What does 本 (ほん, hon) mean?

本 (ほん, hon) means book.

Quick facts
Readingほん
Romajihon
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ほん
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhon

book

GenkiGenki 2
  1. 1noun book; volume; script
  2. 2prefix this; present; current
  3. 3prefix main; head; principal
  4. 4prefix real; genuine; regular
  5. 5counter counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)

Example sentences

  • There are three pens.

  • I bought two bottles of beer.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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