KanjiN5Grade 1 · 小15 strokesRadical 木#10 in newspapers

本 · book, present

本 is a kanji meaning book, present, main, origin. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

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In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 本
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
本ほん	ほん	book	N5
本棚ほんだな	ほんだな	bookshelf	N5
本当ほんとう	ほんとう	real, true	N5
資本しほん	しほん	funds, capital	N3
基本きほん	きほん	basic, basis	N3
日本にっぽん	にっぽん	Japan	N3

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More words that use 本
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
日本にほん	にほん	Japan	N3
本当ほんと	ほんと	truth, reality	N3
本人ほんにん	ほんにん	the person himself	N3
本物ほんもの	ほんもの	genuine article	N3
標本ひょうほん	ひょうほん	example, specimen	N2
本部ほんぶ	ほんぶ	headquarters	N2
本来ほんらい	ほんらい	essentially, naturally, by nature	N2
見本みほん	みほん	sample	N2
根本こんぽん	こんぽん	foundation, root, base	N1
脚本きゃくほん	きゃくほん	scenario	N1
台本だいほん	だいほん	libretto, scenario	N1
手本てほん	てほん	model, pattern	N1
本格ほんかく	ほんかく	propriety, full-scale	N1
本館ほんかん	ほんかん	main building	N1
本気ほんき	ほんき	seriousness, truth, sanctity	N1
本国ほんごく	ほんごく	one's own country	N1
本質ほんしつ	ほんしつ	essence, true nature, reality	N1
本体ほんたい	ほんたい	substance, body, trunk	N1
本音ほんね	ほんね	(one's) real intention, motive	N1
本能ほんのう	ほんのう	instinct	N1
本場ほんば	ほんば	home, best place, genuine	N1
本文ほんぶん	ほんぶん	text (of document), body (of letter)	N1
本名ほんみょう	ほんみょう	real name	N1

この本は重い。

このほんはおもい

This book is heavy.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #219601 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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