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JLPT N5 · Noun

本 (hon)

本 (ほん, hon) is a Japanese noun meaning “book; volume”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ほん
Romaji
hon
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. book; volume; script · noun
  2. this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue · prefix
  3. main; head; principal · prefix
  4. real; genuine; regular; proper · prefix
  5. counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.) · counter

Example sentences

昨日はその本を８０ページまで読んだ。
I read the book up to page 80 yesterday.
Tatoeba #170005
性能のよさとデザインの優美さが両々相まって本機種の声価を高めてきた。
The high performance and the elegant design of this model have combined to give it a high reputation.
Tatoeba #75963
ウイスキーを１本持っています。
I have a bottle of whiskey.
Tatoeba #228339

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

Kanji in 本

本
book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 本.

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本人ほんにんthe person in question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 1522150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.