本ほん
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. book; volume; script
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.)
Kanji used
book
Pitch accent
ほ
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Top 500
Used in vocabulary (328 in total)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
Examples (200 in total)
Open the book.
It is a book.
This is a book.