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Jiten frequency #23JLPT N5Grade 1Kanken Level 10WaniKani Level 2RTKKLC Volume 1TMW Student5 strokes

Meanings

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

On'yomi

ホン

Kun'yomi

もと

Reading usage

Most common words using this kanji

本(ほん)当(とう)truth #142本(ほん)当(とう)にreally #240本(ほん)book #576本(ほん)気(き)seriousness #585本(ほん)人(にん)the person in question #861本(ほん)物(もの)genuine article #882日本(にほん)Japan #891本(ほん)日(じつ)today #1167本(ほん)来(らい)originally #1436一(いっ)本(ぽん)one long cylindrical thing #1845基(き)本(ほん)basics #2127本(ほん)番(ばん)performance (as opposed to practice) #2843本(ほん)気(き)でseriously #2875本(ほん)格(かく)的(てき)genuine #2993本(ほん)心(しん)true feelings #3160本(ほん)音(ね)real intention #3169基(き)本(ほん)的(てき)にbasically #32161(いっ)本(ぽん)one long cylindrical thing #3270日本(にほん)人(じん)Japanese person #3781本(ほん)能(のう)instinct #4080

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