JLPT N1 · Noun

本文 (honbun)

本文 (ほんぶん, honbun) is a Japanese noun meaning “text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ほんぶん
Romaji: honbun
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter) · noun
this passage; this sentence · noun

Example sentences

この本は本文の部分はそんなに多くない。

There's not so much text in this book.

Tatoeba #219539

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

Kanji in 本文

本

book, present, mainホン・もと · 5 strokes

文

sentence, literature, styleブン・モン・ふみ・あや · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 本文.

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 1584270 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.