JLPT N3 · Noun

本人 (honnin)

本人 (ほんにん, honnin) is a Japanese noun meaning “the person in question; the person themselves”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほんにん
Romaji: honnin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

the person in question; the person themselves; said person · noun

Example sentences

あなた本人が彼女に話さなければならない。

You must talk to her in person.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 本人

本

book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 本人.

本ほんbook本棚ほんだなbookshelves本当ほんとうtruth資本しほんfunds基本きほんbasics日本にっぽんJapan日本にほんJapan本当ほんとtruth本物ほんものgenuine article標本ひょうほんspecimen本部ほんぶheadquarters本来ほんらいoriginally見本みほんsample根本こんぽんroot

Source: JMdict entry 1522750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.