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JLPT N1 · Noun

本体 (hontai)

本体 (ほんたい, hontai) is a Japanese noun meaning “substance; true form”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ほんたい
Romaji
hontai
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. substance; true form; true character · noun
  2. main part; main unit; body (of a machine) · noun
  3. object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) · noun
  4. noumenon · noun
  5. base price; pre-tax price · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

なんであれ物事の本体を捕らえる事が肝心だ。
No matter what the problem is, it's essential to get at the heart of the matter.
Tatoeba #198948

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

Kanji in 本体

本
book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes
体
body, substance, objectタイ・テイ・からだ・かたち · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 本体.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1522950 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.