JLPT N1 · Noun

本場 (honba)

本場 (ほんば, honba) is a Japanese noun meaning “home (of something); place famous for its ...”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほんば
Romaji: honba
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

home (of something); place famous for its ...; center (e.g. of manufacture); best place (for) · noun, noun taking の
place of origin; birthplace; cradle · noun, noun taking の
morning session; last session in the morning · noun

Example sentences

日本にあるインドカレー屋のカレーって、やっぱり日本人の口に合わせて本場よりマイルドに作られてるよね。

The curry they serve in Japan is milder than real Indian curry. They adapt it to Japanese tastes.

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

Kanji in 本場

本

book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes

場

location, placeジョウ・チョウ・ば · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 本場.

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 1522690 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.