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本人 (ほんにん): the person himself — Japanese vocabulary

本人 is read ほんにん and means "the person himself". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

本人

Reading
ほんにん · honnin
Translation
the person himself
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ほんにんが

Example

君本人が行かなければならないだろう。

きみほんにんがいかなければならないだろう。

I'm afraid you'll have to go in person.

Kanji in this word

  • 本 — book, origin
  • 人 — person

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