Definition of 本間 (ほんま)

noun
1.
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat)
See also:京間
2.
basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music)(music term)
3.
room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank(archaism)
Related Kanji
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
interval, space