Learn JLPT N5 Kanji 本 (hon)

Meaning of 本意味

book, present, true, counter for long cylindrical things

Onyomi 音読み

ホン
hon

Kunyomi 訓読み

もと
moto

Learn Japanese kanji: 本【ホン / もと】

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

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Stroke Count: 5

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本 - Example Sentences 例文

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Example #1

この本を読んだことがありますか？

このほんをよんだことがありますか？

kono hon o yonda koto ga arimasu ka?

Have you ever read this book?

Example #2

来月日本に行きます。

らいげつにほんにいきます。

raigetsu nihon ni ikimasu.

I will go to Japan next month.

Example #3

本当のことを教えてください。

ほんとうのことをおしえてください。

hontou no koto o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the truth.

Example #4

私は本を読むのが好きです。

わたしはほんをよむのがすきです。

watashi wa hon o yomu no ga suki desu.

I like reading books.

Example #5

私のお母さんは日本人です。

わたしのおかあさんはにほんじんです。

watashi no okaasan wa nihonjin desu.

My mother is Japanese.

Example #6

日本の中であなたはどこに行きたいですか？

にほんのなかであなたはどこにいきたいですか？

nihon no naka de anata wa doko ni ikitai desu ka?

Where you want to go in Japan?

Example #7

この本棚は組み立てやすいです。

このほんだなはくみたてやすいです。

kono hondana wa kumitate yasui desu.

This bookcase is easy to assemble.

Example #8

その計画に必要な資本を準備しなければならない。

そのけいかくにひつようなしほんをじゅんびしなければならない。

sono keikaku ni hitsuyou na shihon o junbi shinakereba naranai.

We have to prepare the necessary capital for this plan.

Example #9

私の仕事は基本的に平日が休みです。

わたしのしごとはきほんてきにへいじつがやすみです。

watashi no shigoto wa kihonteki ni heijitsu ga yasumi desu.

I typically don't work on weekdays.

Example #10

このダイヤは本物ですか。

このダイヤはほんものですか。

kono daiya wa honmono desu ka?

Is this diamond real?

Example #11

本人確認書類として運転免許証、健康保険証、パスポートのいずれかをお持ち下さい。

ほんにんかくにんしょるいとしてうんてんめんきょしょう、けんこうほけんしょう、パスポートのいずれかをおもちください。

honnin kakunin shorui toshite unten menkyoshou, kenkou hokenshou, pasupooto no izureka o omochi kudasai.

Please bring your driver's license, medical insurance certificate or passport as a proof of your identity.

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Meaning of 本 意味