漢字道KANJIDO

5 strokesRadical

10Elementary year 15 strokesRadical
On
ホン
Kun
もと
Meaning
book, origin

Origin

ORIGIN

A mark at a tree's root — 'origin,' and then 'book.'

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ホン本質・本来・資本
もと本・旗本

Compare: 下・元・基

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • ほん

    book

  • 日本にほん

    Japan

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

本を よみます。

I read a book.

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