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Strokes

本

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

JLPTN5School grade1Strokes5Frequency#10
Kun
もとmoto
On
ホンhone.g.日本語にほんごJapanese

Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

Radical
木tree
Parts
  • 木tree
  • 一one

Used in words

  • 本(ほん)
    book
  • 日本語(にほんご)
    Japanese
  • 本当(ほんとう)
    really
  • 本棚(ほんだな)
    bookshelf
  • 日本(にほん)
    Japan
  • 日本人(にほんじん)
    Japanese person

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