Kanji Details:
- 本
- Frequency:10
- Kun: もと
- On: ホン
- Meaning: book, present, main, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 基本 きほん foundation, basis, standard 日本人 にほんじん, にっぽんじん Japanese person, Japanese people 本社 ほんしゃ, ほんじゃ head office, main office, headquarters; main shrine; this company, this shrine 本部 ほんぶ headquarters 本の ほんの mere, only, just 日本語 にほんご, にっぽんご Japanese (language) 本会議 ほんかいぎ plenary session, regular session 本人 ほんにん the person himself 本当 ほんとう, ほんと truth, reality 本塁打 ほんるいだ home run (baseball)