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ホン
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. book; volume; script
You needed this book, didn't you?
Prefix
2. this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue
3. main; head; principal
4. real; genuine; regular; proper
Counter
5. counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
6. counter for films, TV shows, etc.
7. counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
8. counter for goals, home runs, etc.
9. counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)
Alt. forms
本ほん
97%
ほん
2%
ホン
Pitch accent
ホ
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Used in: 4
Used in vocabulary (291 in total)
truth; reality
genuine article; real thing; real deal
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
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Examples (200 in total)
It is a book.
Open the book.
Close the book.
There's a book here.
I can see that book.
Is this your book?
Is that your book?
The book is in the room.
Do you have a book?
This book gave me a good laugh.
Is that my book?
This was a good book.
I'll give you a book.
Whose book is that?
What kind of books do you have?
That book is theirs.
The child is writing a book.
That book is small.
It's the book you are looking for.
That book is a new book.
The book you gave me was interesting.
There is a book lying on the floor.
Any book will do.
I got a book from my father.
Those books are mine.
I love this book.
Please don't touch those books.
Which is your book?
That book is full of lies.
It was a mirror and a book.
Those books are theirs.
Do you have any other books?
This book is mine.
What did you do with that book?
Do you still have the book?
She has a few books.
Your book is here.
Where is the book?
Do you need the book?
Do you like this book?
She's got more books.
Leave the books as they are.
What a big book this is!
Do you need this book?
Those are their books.
"Is she reading a book?" "Yes, she is."
Did you buy this book?
Those are our books.
When did you write this book?
I've read all his books.
I want a book to read.
The book was given to him by me.
Give that book back to me.
I found the book you were looking for.
Hand me that book, please.
Please give this book to me.
I read a book while eating.
I got this book from him.
That book is easy to read.
This book is about stars.
I haven't read any of those books.
It is no use reading such a book.
I finally got hold of that book I wanted.
"Have you brought that book?" "Oh, I've forgotten it!"
This book is not sold here.
"Did you bring the book?" "Oh, I forgot it!"
You can take either book.
This will be the book you're looking for.
This book deals with facts.
He reached out for the book.
I want to live surrounded by books.
This is the only book I own.
This student's books are new.
Give me your impression of this book.
You have some books.
He gave him a book.
You have a green book.
So I put the book away.
He gave me this book.
He doesn't have as many books as she does.
This is the same book as I have.
This is the book I told you about.
This book is not as large that one.
Will you show me the book?
What did you think of that book?
I like this book best.
What's written in the book?
I don't like this book.
It won't take long to read that book.
I have read that book several times.
Don't read books like this.
I'm going to read this book tomorrow.
He read the book yesterday.
Those are my sister's books.
There are hardly any books in this room.
She bought a book at the shop.
This book is too difficult for me.
Do you want any of these flowers?
While reading a book, I fell asleep.
This book isn't as heavy as that one.
I will read a book when I have finished this task.
It is a good idea to read this book.
"Where's your book?" "On the table."
Many students bought the book.
It is important for you to read many books.
Don't read books in a dark place.
The stories in this book are really scary.
He showed an interest in the book.
This book contains a lot of photos.
"Where is your book?" "On the desk."
This is the very book that I wanted to read.
I want to be able to read books faster.
This is a book often read by adults.
That's why I bought this book.
Books are now within the reach of everybody.
It must be a book made quite a long time ago.
He said he read this book in a day.
I bought that book for 2000 yen.
I can't find time to read the book.
I found the book by chance.
She wrote a book about birds.
That book is worth reading.
My husband is always reading in bed.
He has a lot of books on history.
I read this book in high school.
He can't have read this book.
I've been reading that book all afternoon.
I sent him a book along with a card.
This kind of book is of no use to us.
A friend lent me that book.
Do you have any good books for children to read?
I bought this book the other day.
My son likes books about animals.
Don't you think that books and music are very similar?
I'll give this book to whoever wants it.
This is a good book, but that one is better.
Why do you need to read such a book?
I'll read a book while you're sleeping.
This book is so easy that even a child can read it.
She mentioned my name in her book.
The person reading a book over there is my father.
The fact is that I haven't read the book yet.
The man reading a book over there is my father.
Shall I ask her to send the book to us?
My mother bought me the book.
I have read this book before.
After you finish reading the book, put it back where it was.
Have you ever read a book written about Japan?
You see some trees in front of the school.
Why is this book loved by young people?
He will probably forget to return my book.
He spends a great deal of money on books.
Put the book back in the same place where you found it.
This is the most interesting book I've ever read.
Understanding this book is beyond my capacity.
You should read such books as you consider important.
Do you remember borrowing his book?
He stretched out his arm to take the book.
"Are those your books?" "No, they aren't."
I can't believe such an important book is lying around on the floor!
The teacher asked me which book I liked.
The stories in the book are written for her.
I went to Tokyo to buy this book.
Like his father, he has many books.
This book had been written by someone famous.
"I want that book," he said to himself.
I prefer reading books to watching television.
This book contains forty photographs.
After watching the movie, I wanted to read the book, too.
This book seems more interesting than that one.
These types of books have almost no value.
This book's over a hundred years old.
Tell me where to put these books.
My book has to be somewhere in the room.
This is the best book I've ever read.
This book is mine; I wrote my name in it myself.
When I was a boy, I often read a book in bed.
The more books you read, the more you'll know.
She went on reading and didn't answer me.
I asked him about his new book.
I asked her if I could read the book.
Yes, this book is my favorite right now.
My life has been changed by this book.
Not everyone likes that book.
Anyway, if there are a lot of books, carrying them is tough.
I left your book in the car.
If I had enough money, I could buy this book.
He has as many books as his father does.
It's the best book that I've ever read.
Left alone, he began to read a book.
I've just finished reading that book.
Read whatever books you think proper.
He does little else than read books.
Some people write books for money, others for pleasure.
If I had had enough money, I would have bought the book.
This was the most interesting book that she had ever read.
This book is better than any I have ever read.
I grasped the whole meaning of the book by reading.
He's got more books than all the others put together.
It looked almost impossible for him to finish his book.