Search Terms: *本
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noun
1.
book, volume, script
See also:ご本 (ごほん)
prefix
2.
this, present
3.
main, head
4.
real, regular
suffix, counter
5.
counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls(sometimes pronounced ぼん or ぽん)
noun
1.
origin, source(usu. 元)
2.
base, basis, foundation, root(esp. 基)
3.
cause(also 因, 原)
4.
ingredient, material(esp. 素)
5.
(somebody's) side, (somebody's) location(only relevant for 元)
6.
original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
7.
(plant) root, (tree) trunk
8.
first section of a waka
See also:和歌
counter
9.
counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)(only relevant for 本)
noun
10.
handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip
Other readings:
本【もと】
、素【もと】
、基【もと】
adverb, no-adjective
•
originally, by nature, from the start(usually kana)
Other readings:
もともと《本々》
、もともと《元元》
、もともと《本本》
noun, no-adjective
•
root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle
Other readings:
根本【こんぽん】
、根元【こんげん】
、根元【ねもと】
、根源【こんげん】
、根原【こんげん】
noun
1.
one long cylindrical thing, one film, TV show, etc., one goal, home run, etc., one telephone call
See also:本 (ほん)
2.
one version
3.
one book, a certain book
4.
ippon, one point, a blow(martial arts)
5.
geisha
See also:半玉 (はんぎょく)
noun (suffix)
6.
single-minded focus on ...(after a noun, usu. as 〜一本で, 〜 一本に, etc.)
Other readings:
１本【いっぽん】
noun
1.
three (long cylindrical things)
2.
three of a kind (in hanafuda)
Other readings:
３本【さんぼん】
noun
1.
tankōbon, (manga) volume, (comic) trade paperback
2.
single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.), separate volume
noun
1.
secondhand book
2.
ancient book, antiquarian books(only relevant for こほん)
Other readings:
古本【ふるぼん】
、古本【こほん】