本 meaning'book, origin'
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本ほんbook
本日ほんじつtoday
手本てほんmodel, standard
古本ふるほんa used book
本屋で働ほんやではたらくto work at a bookshop
ベツの本べつのほんanother book, a different book
本堂ほんどうthe main temple building
日本にっぽんJapan
~本~ほんcounter for cylindrical things
本当ほんとtruth, reality
本人ほんにんthe person himself
本来ほんらいessentially, naturally, by nature
標本ひょうほんexample, specimen
日本橋にほんばしNihonbashi, neighbourhood of Tokyo
日本海にほんかいSea of Japan
本物ほんものgenuine article
絵本えほんpicture book
日本茶にほんちゃJapanese/green tea
見本みほんsample
日本語にほんごJapanese language
読本よみかたreading book
貸本やかしほんやa loan library
本部ほんぶheadquarters
日本酒にほんしゅJapanese sake
本音ほんなone's real intention, one's real motive
本館ほんかんa main building
一坪本社ひとつぼほんしゃsmall company headquarters located in Tokyo simply for name value
一本杉いっぽんすぎ(a) solitary cryptomeria tree
一本釣りいっぽんずり, いっぽんづりfishing with a pole
副読本ふくとくほん, ふくどくほんsupplementary reader
台本だいほんscript, libretto, scenario
基本きほんfoundation, basis, standard
基本的きほんてきfundamental, standard, basic
戸籍抄本こせきしょうほんofficial copy of part of family register
戸籍謄本こせきとうほんofficial copy of the family register
抄本しょうほんexcerpt, abridgment, book of selections
抜本的ばっぽんてきdrastic, radical
拓本たくほんrubbed copy, folio of rubbings
新日本製鐵しんにっぽんせいてつ, しんにほんせいてつNippon Steel Corporation
日本人にほんじん, にっぽんじんJapanese person, Japanese people
日本刀にほんとうJapanese sword
日本航空にっぽんこうくうJapan Air Lines, JAL
日本銀行にっぽんぎんこう, にほんぎんこうBank of Japan, BOJ, BoJ
本に栞を挿むほんにしおりをはさむto put a bookmark between the pages of a book
本のほんのmere, only, just
本丸ほんまるinner citadel
本件ほんけんthis matter or case
本会議ほんかいぎplenary session, regular session
本位ほんいstandard, basis, principle
本名ほんみょう, ほんめいreal name
本因坊ほんいんぼうgrand master of the game of go
本塁ほんるいbase, stronghold, main fort, home plate
本塁打ほんるいだhome run (baseball)
本店ほんてんhead office
本建築ほんけんちくpermanent construction
本拠ほんきょstronghold, inner citadel, base, headquarters
本旨ほんしmain object, principal object, true aim
本格ほんかくoriginal method or procedure; serious, orthodox, classical, genuine
本格化ほんかくかregularization, regularisation, getting up speed, proceeding at full tilt
本格的ほんかくてきfull-blown, regular, genuine, earnest, normal, typical, fundamental, real
本棚ほんだなbookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase
本欄ほんらんthis column
本殿ほんでんmain shrine, inner sanctuary
本石楠花ほんしゃくなげ, ホンシャクナゲRhododendron metternichii
本社ほんしゃ, ほんじゃhead office; main shrine; this company, this shrine
本籍ほんせきone's permanent residence
本紙ほんしthis newspaper
本腰ほんごしstrenuous effort, earnestness, seriousness
本舗ほんぽhead office, main shop
本質ほんしつessence, true nature, substance, reality
本邦ほんぽうthis country, our country
本願ほんがんAmida Buddha's original vow, long-cherished desire
根本こんぽん, こんげん, ねもとroot, source, origin, foundation, base, principle
根本的こんぽんてきfundamental, basic
熊本県くまもとけんKumamoto prefecture (Kyuushuu)
献呈本けんていぼんpresentation book
絹本けんぽんsilk used in artwork
脚本きゃくほんscript, screenplay, scenario
自己資本じこしほんnet worth, owned capital
藤本とうほんclimbing trees, liana
西日本にしにほん, にしにっぽんwestern Japan
証明謄本しょうめいとうほんattested copy
謄本とうほんexemplar
資本しほんfunds, capital
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