本 (ほん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

本 (ほん) means book.

See example sentences below.

本 at a glance

本

ほんhon

N5noun

book

本ほんhonN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

book

Example 1

このほんはおもしろいです。

Translation

This book is interesting.

Example 2

ほんをよみます。

Translation

I read a book.

Kanji 本: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Kanji 本: meanings, readings, and example words.

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