Japanese Word Entry

Kana:ほん
Romaji:hon
Definitions:
  1. book, volume, script

  2. this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue

  3. main, head, principal

  4. real, genuine, regular, proper

  5. counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls


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Chinese characters used in this word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things, root, source, basis
Readings
Mandarin: ㄅㄣˇ (běn), ㄅㄣ (bēn)
Cantonese: bun2
Japanese: ホン (hon) / もと (moto)
Korean: 본 (bon)
Vietnamese: bổn, bản