本

Meanings

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, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)

Part of speech: noun, prefix, counter

Kanji

• 本

  Meanings

  book, present, main, origin

  On reading

  ホン

  Kun reading

  もと

  Strokes

  5

Example sentences

• 昨日はその本を８０ページまで読んだ。

  I read the book up to page 80 yesterday.

  Tatoeba #170005 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 性能のよさとデザインの優美さが両々相まって本機種の声価を高めてきた。

  The high performance and the elegant design of this model have combined to give it a high reputation.

  Tatoeba #75963 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• ウイスキーを１本持っています。

  I have a bottle of whiskey.

  Tatoeba #228339 · CC BY 2.0 FR