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What does ～本 (～ほん) mean?

～本 (～ほん, ～hon) means counter for long, cylindrical objects.

Quick facts
Reading～ほん
Romaji～hon
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
～ほん
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework～hon

counter for long, cylindrical objects

Example sentences

  • I read a book.

  • This book is interesting.

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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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