A kanji
本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
- 5 strokes
- Taught in grade 1 (kyōiku kanji)
- No. 10 of 2,500 in newspapers
On'yomi
ホン
Kun'yomi
もと
Stroke order
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Shapes inside it
The shapes EDRDG's KRADFILE lists 本 as containing. It is a lookup aid for finding a kanji by its parts: it says what the character contains, not where it comes from, and a shape need not be a kanji.
Written with 本 30 words
Grouped by JLPT level, easiest first, and oldest first within a level.
JLPT N5 · 4 words
JLPT N3 · 5 words
JLPT N2 · 6 words
JLPT N1 · 15 words
- 台本だいほんlibretto, scenario
- 脚本きゃくほんscenario
- 根本こんぽんfoundation, root, base
- 手本てほんmodel, pattern
- 本格ほんかくpropriety, full-scale
- 本館ほんかんmain building
- 本気ほんきseriousness, truth, sanctity
- 本国ほんごくone's own country
- 本質ほんしつessence, true nature, reality
- 本体ほんたいsubstance, body, trunk
- 本音ほんね(one's) real intention, motive
- 本能ほんのうinstinct
- 本場ほんばhome, best place, genuine
- 本文ほんぶんtext (of document), body (of letter)
- 本名ほんみょうreal name
Some of these words show it as a part of their “Taken apart” row: see the words taken apart with 本.
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