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本 ほん N5

  1. book; script; volume
  2. ... at issue; ... in question; current; present; this
  3. head; main; principal
  4. genuine; proper; real; regular
  5. counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
  6. counter for films, TV shows, etc.
  7. counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
  8. counter for goals, home runs, etc.
  9. counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)

本棚 ほんだな N5

  1. bookcase; bookshelf; bookshelves

本人 ほんにん N3

  1. said person; the person in question; the person themselves

本当 ほんとう N3

  1. actuality; fact; reality; truth
  2. correct; official; proper; right
  3. authentic; genuine; natural; real; veritable

本物 ほんもの N3

  1. genuine article; real deal; real thing

本来 ほんらい N2

  1. originally; primarily
  2. by nature; essentially; in (and of) itself; intrinsically; naturally
  3. legal; normal; proper; rightful

本部 ほんぶ N2

  1. head office; headquarters; main office

本体 ほんたい N1

  1. substance; true character; true form
  2. body (of a machine); main part; main unit
  3. object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
  4. noumenon
  5. base price; pre-tax price

本名 ほんみょう N1

  1. real name

本国 ほんごく N1

  1. country of origin; home country; one's own country
  2. colonizing country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state)
  3. country of one's ancestors
  4. this country
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