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~本 (~ほん): counter for long cylindrical things — Japanese vocabulary

~本 is read ~ほん and means "counter for long cylindrical things". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

~本

Reading
~ほん · hon
Translation
counter for long cylindrical things
Level
JLPT N5

Example

ペンを二本買いました。

ペンをにほんかいました。

I bought two pens.

Kanji in this word

  • 本 — book, origin

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