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Kanji 本: meaning "book, origin", readings, stroke order

The kanji 本 means "book, origin". On'yomi: ホン; kun'yomi: もと. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
book, origin
On'yomi
ホン
Kun'yomi
もと
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 本

  • 本 ほん — Book
  • 日本語 にほんご — Japanese (language)
  • ～本 ～ほん — counter for long cylindrical things
  • 本棚 ほんだな — bookshelf
  • 本当 ほんとう — real, true
  • 資本 しほん — funds, capital
  • 基本 きほん — basic, basis
  • 日本 にっぽん — Japan
  • 日本 にほん — Japan
  • 本当 ほんと — truth, reality
  • 本人 ほんにん — the person himself
  • 本物 ほんもの — genuine article

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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