Kanji

Level: N5 Strokes: 5

本

Meaning in English

book, present, main

Readings

Onyomi: ホン Kunyomi: もと Romaji: hon / moto

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本

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese livro, presente, principal

Spanish libro, presente, principal

Korean 책, 선물, 주요

French livre, présent, principal

Italian libro, presente, principale

German Buch, Geschenk, Haupt

Indonesian buku, hadiah, utama

★ Vietnamese sách, hiện tại, chính

Thai หนังสือ, ของขวัญ, หลัก

Related kanji

N1 枕 chin, shin / makura pillow, almohada, prefacio a una frase o charla N1 枢 suu, shu / toboso, karakuri hinge, pivot, door N2 査 sa investigate, investigation, investigar N1 染 sen / so.meru, so.maru, shi.miru, shi.mi dye, color, paint N1 柄 hei / gara, e, tsuka design, pattern, build N3 栃 tochi horse chestnut, (kokuji), marronnier d'Inde N2 栄 ei, you / saka.eru, ha.e, -ba.e, ha.eru, e flourish, prosperity, honor N1 柳 ryuu / yanagi willow, saule, sauce N1 架 ka / ka.keru, ka.karu erect, frame, mount

Words with this kanji

N1 根本 kompon foundation, root, base N1 脚本 kyakuhon scenario N1 台本 daihon libretto, scenario N1 手本 tehon model, pattern N1 本格 honkaku propriety, full-scale N1 本館 honkan main building N1 本気 honki seriousness, truth, sanctity N1 本国 hongoku one's own country N1 本質 honshitsu essence, true nature, reality

Sentences with this kanji

N4 日本の歴史について勉強しています Nihon no rekishi ni tsuite benkyou shiteimasu I am studying about Japanese history N3 彼は日本に十年住んでいるから日本語が上手なわけだ Kare wa Nihon ni juunen sunde iru kara nihongo ga jouzu na wake da He has lived in Japan for ten years so no wonder his Japanese is good N5 彼は日本語だけでなく英語も話します Kare wa nihongo dake de naku eigo mo hanashimasu He speaks not only Japanese but also English N4 日本語を勉強しているうちに文化にも興味が出てきた Nihongo o benkyou shite iru uchi ni bunka ni mo kyoumi ga dete kita While studying Japanese I became interested in the culture too N5 読みかけの本を机の上に置いたまま出かけた Yomikake no hon o tsukue no ue ni oita mama dekaketa I left leaving the book I was reading on the desk N3 彼の努力には本当に感心するものがある Kare no doryoku ni wa hontou ni kanshin suru mono ga aru His effort is truly impressive N1 努力してこそ本当の成果が得られる Doryoku shite koso hontou no seika ga erareru Only effort brings real results N5 日本語を勉強しながら音楽を聞きます。 Nihongo o benkyou shinagara ongaku o kikimasu. I study Japanese while listening to music. N4 来月、日本へ行く予定です。 Raigetsu, Nihon e iku yotei desu. Next month, I plan to go to Japan.