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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.)
Alt. forms
本ほん
97%
ほん
2%
Kanji used
本
book
Pitch accent
ほ
ん
Top 500
Used in: 5542
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
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Examples (200 in total)
Open the book.
It is a book.
This is a book.
Close the book.
Thank you for the book.
This is my book.
There's a book here.
I can see that book.
Is that your book?
The book is in the room.
Is that my book?
This was a good book.
I'll give you a book.
Whose book is that?
Show me this book!
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.
Any book will do.
I got a book from my father.
Those books are mine.
Which is your book?
Did you like this book?
Books are made out of paper.
That book is full of lies.
Those books are theirs.
Do you have any other books?
Read the book out loud.
Choose books carefully.
What did you do with that book?
Do you still have the book?
Your book is here.
She has a few books.
This book is yours.
Where is the book?
Do you need the book?
Do you like this book?
She's got more books.
What a big book this is!
Leave the books as they are.
Those are their books.
"Is she reading a book?" "Yes, she is."
"Could you please buy me a book?" "What kind of book?"
Those are our books.
The book was given to him by me.
This is the book I bought yesterday.
I found the book you were looking for.
Give that book back to me.
Please give this book to me.
Hand me that book, please.
I read a book while eating.
I got this book from him.
He dropped his books on the floor.
This book is about stars.
That book is easy to read.
I haven't read any of those books.
I finally got hold of that book I wanted.
It is no use reading such a book.
I love reading books.
"Have you brought that book?" "Oh, I've forgotten it!"
This book is not sold here.
This will be the book you're looking for.
"Did you bring the book?" "Oh, I forgot it!"
You can take either book.
Give me your impression of this book.
You have some books.
He gave him a book.
You have a green book.
"What kind of book are you reading?" "A novel."
I bought a book about animals.
This book is about education.
This book is full of mistakes.
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.
I like this book best.
This book isn't mine.
It won't take long to read that book.
I have read that book several times.
You can buy and read any kind of book at any time.
All these books are mine.
He wants a book to read.
I'm going to read this book tomorrow.
Don't read books like this.
There are hardly any books in this room.
Who bought a book at the shop?
This book is too difficult for me.
Do you want any of these flowers?
I have read the book before.
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.
"Where is your book?" "On the desk."
This is the very book that I wanted to read.
That's why I bought this book.
I want to be able to read books faster.
Books are now within the reach of everybody.
He said he read this book in a day.
I bought that book for 2000 yen.
The box was full of books.
She wrote a book about birds.
I can't find time to read the book.
I found the book by chance.
I like to read story books.
My husband is always reading in bed.
Books such as these are too difficult for him.
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.
A friend lent me that book.
This kind of book is of no use to us.
Do you have any good books for children to read?
My son likes books about animals.
Is this the book you spoke of the other day?
I read all kinds of books.
I've read many kinds of books.
I'd like to leave this book with you.
She had a white book under her arm.
There are no less than two hundred trees in the park.
He approached the boy reading a book.
What is the book about?
I'll give this book to whoever wants it.
This book is the smallest of all the books.
I'll read a book while you're sleeping.
Why do you need to read such a book?
The person reading a book over there is my father.
She mentioned my name in her book.
The fact is that I haven't read the book yet.
The man reading a book over there is my father.
My mother bought me the book.
Shall I ask her to send the book to us?
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.
We search for our lives in 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.
Do you remember borrowing his book?
You should read such books as you consider important.
"Are those your books?" "No, they aren't."
He stretched out his arm to take the book.
I went to Tokyo to buy this book.
Like his father, he has many books.
This book had been written by someone famous.
I prefer reading books to watching television.
"I want that book," he said to himself.
After watching the movie, I wanted to read the book, too.
I learned a lot from his books.
This book is much more interesting than that one.
Every time I read this book, I find something new.
She is collecting material for a book.
Tell me your impression of this book.
Bill brought me the book.
Put the book back where it was.
This book's over a hundred years old.
My book has to be somewhere in the room.
This is the best book I've ever read.
You should begin with books you can easily understand.
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 her if I could read the book.
Not everyone likes that book.
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.
Left alone, he began to read a book.
It's the best book that I've ever read.
I've just finished reading that book.
He regretted borrowing the book from her.
Jiro told me which book I should buy.
Read whatever books you think proper.
This book is worth reading again.
This old book is worth 50,000 yen.
I remember reading that book when I was a student.
Some people write books for money, others for pleasure.
This book is too large to go in my pocket.
I think it's good for you to read this book.
If I had had enough money, I would have bought the book.
This was the most interesting book that she had ever read.
I grasped the whole meaning of the book by reading.
It looked almost impossible for him to finish his book.