Meaning
book · counter for long cylindrical things · main · origin · present · real · true
On'yomi
ホン
Kun'yomi
もと
Common compounds (178)
- 根元 こんげんroot; source; origin; cause
- 本当 ほんとproper; right; correct; official
- 一本 いっぽんgeisha
- 元々 もともとnone the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
- 三本 さんぼんthree (long cylindrical things)
- 本末転倒 ほんまつてんとうputting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
- 四本 しほんfour (long cylindrical things)
- 基本 きほんbasics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
- 本部 ほんぶheadquarters; head office; main office
- 本社 ほんじゃmain shrine
- 本人 ほんにんthe person in question; the person themselves; said person
- 資本 しほんfunds; capital