本
book, counter for long cylindrical things, main, origin, present, real, true
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
5 / 5
Information
Grade:1
Strokes:5
JLPT:5
Frequency:10
Vocabulary
ホン
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 絵本 | エホン | picture book |
| 基本 | キホン | basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation |
| 基本的 | キホンテキ | fundamental; basic |
| 脚本 | キャクホン | script; screenplay; scenario |
| 資本 | シホン | funds; capital |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 本の | ほんの | mere; only; just; slight |
| 一本 | いっぽん | one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point; a blow; geisha; single-minded focus on ... |
| 見本 | みほん | sample; specimen; pattern; model; example |
| 見本市 | みほんいち | trade fair |
| 本 | もと | origin; source; beginning; basis; base; foundation; root; cause; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock; (one's) side; capital; principal; cost price; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand); first three lines of a waka; counter for plants or trees; counter for falcons (in falconry) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
木
tree, wood
Grade 1JLPT 5
体
body, counter for images, object, reality, substance
Grade 2JLPT 4
朽
decay, remain in seclusion, rot
Grade 8JLPT 1
委
committee, devote, discard, entrust to, leave to
Grade 3JLPT 2
季
seasons
Grade 4JLPT 2
大
big, large
Grade 1JLPT 5
夫
husband, man
Grade 4JLPT 3
犬
dog
Grade 1JLPT 4
丈
Mr., Ms., all (one has), height, length, measure, merely, only, stature, ten shaku, that's all
Grade 8JLPT N/A
末
close, end, posterity, powder, tip
Grade 4JLPT 3