Translation
book
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Word origin
The kanji 本 is 木 (tree) with a stroke marking the root, so it first meant 'root' or 'origin'. It later came to mean 'book', and it is also the 本 in 日本, 'origin of the sun'.
- Origin
- Sino-Japanese (kango)
- Root
- 本
Examples
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Kore wa Nihon no hon desu.
This is a Japanese book.
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Mainichi, hon o yomimasu.
I read a book every day.
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Sono hon o kaimasu.
I'll buy that book.
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本: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 17: 本, から, まで and 11 more words.