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本
This kanji means book. It is also present in
日本,
the land of the rising sun (Japan). It can also mean origin or main
or this and is used as a counter for long thin objects.
on readings:
kun readings:
examples:
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本箱
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honbako |
bookcase |
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本棚
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hondana |
bookshelf |
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本地垂迹
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honji suijaku |
some kami (but not all) are local manifestations of Buddhist deities |
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本館
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honkan |
main building |
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本気
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honki |
seriousness, earnest |
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本能
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honnō |
instinct |
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本質
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honshitsu |
essense, substance |
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本州
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Honshū |
Honshu (one of the 4 main Japanese Islands) |
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本当
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hontou |
real |
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基本
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kihon |
basics, fundamentals, standard |
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日本橋
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Nihonbashi |
Nihonbashi area of Tokyo |
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日本風
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Nihon-fu |
Japanese-style |
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日本中
| Nihonjū |
all over Japan |
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日本語
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nihongo |
Japanese |
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日本丸
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Nihon-maru |
the ship Nihon |
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日本紙
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Nihonshi |
Japanese paper |
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日本史
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Nihon shi |
Japanese history |
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日本中
| Nipponjū |
all over Japan |
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手本
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tehon |
model, example, pattern |
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一本
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ippon |
one (cylindrical object) |
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二本
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nihon |
two (cylindrical object) |
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三本
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sanbon |
three (cylindrical object) |
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四本
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yonhon |
four (cylindrical object) |
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五本
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gohon |
five (cylindrical object) |
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八本
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happon |
eight (cylindrical object) |
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十本
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jippon |
ten (cylindrical object) |
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