A line at the root of a tree — origin, book
| Word | Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 本質 | honshitsu | essence; true nature | JLPT 1 |
| 基本的人権 | kihonteki jinken | fundamental human rights | JLPT 1 |
| 本論 | honron | main argument; body (of paper) | JLPT 1 |
| 標本 | hyouhon | specimen; sample | JLPT 1 |
| 標本抽出 | hyouhon chuushutsu | sampling | JLPT 1 |
| 底本 | teihon | original text; base text | JLPT 1 |
| 異本 | ihon | variant text; different version | JLPT 1 |
| 写本 | shahon | manuscript; handwritten copy | JLPT 1 |
| 本末転倒 | honmatsu tentou | putting the cart before the horse | JLPT 1 |
| 他力本願 | tariki hongan | relying on others; faith in Amida | JLPT 1 |
| 抜本的 | bapponteki | radical, fundamental | JLPT 1 |
| 根本的 | konponteki | fundamental, basic | JLPT 1 |
| 本質的 | honshitsuteki | essential, fundamental | JLPT 1 |
| 版本 | hanpon | printed book (old) | JLPT 1 |
| 拓本 | takuhon | rubbing (of inscription) | JLPT 1 |
| 本来 | honrai | originally, essentially | JLPT 1 |
| 基本 | kihon | foundation, basis | JLPT 2 |
Learn all words containing 本 with spaced repetition
本 (hon) means "book, counter for long things" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
The Japanese character 本 has 5 strokes. Its radical is 木 (tree).
The radical of 本 is 木 (tree, Kangxi radical #75).