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手本 (てほん): model, pattern — Japanese vocabulary

手本 is read てほん and means "model, pattern". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

手本

Reading
てほん · tehon
Translation
model, pattern
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
てほんが

Example

彼を手本にしなさい。

かれをてほんにしなさい。

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Kanji in this word

  • 手 — hand
  • 本 — book, origin

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