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Japanese word 本体: main body / true form / essence. Meanings and example sentences.

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本体 (ほんたい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

本体 (ほんたい) means main body / true form / essence.

See example sentences below.

本体 at a glance

本体
ほんたいhontai
N1noun
main body / true form / essence
本体ほんたいhontaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 本体

Core meaning

main body / true form / essence

Basic example sentences

Example 1

このロボットの本体はどこですか?

Translation

Where is the main body of this robot?

Example 2

神社の本体をお参りしました。

Translation

I worshiped the main object of the shrine.

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