【本】(hon, moto/ base, main, book) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 本.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・ほん　hon

For example,
・本　ほん　hon
It means book

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・もと　moto

For example,
・書く　かく　ka-ku
It means write

・書き直す　かきなおす　ka-ki nao-su
It means rewrite

・書き方　かきかた　ka-ki-kata
It means how to write

・書き味　かきあじ　ka-ki-aji
It means feel or performance of a pen
書き味の良いペン　かきあじのよいぺん
a pen that writes well

and so on.

③ Special reading

No special reading

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for 本.
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・book
・basis
・base
・main

Radical

And the radical of this character is 木　ki
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・山本　やまもと　Yamamoto
・松本　まつもと　Matsumoto
・橋本　はしもと　Hashimoto
・坂本　さかもと　Sakamoto
・岡本　おかもと　Oakamoto
・宮本　みやもと　Miyamoto
・藤本　ふじもと　Fujimoto
・杉本　すぎもと　Sugimoto
・本田　ほんだ　Honda

Personal name

There are no specific well-known personal names using the Kanji for 本

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 本
・松本 人志　まつもとひとし　Matsumoto Hitoshi
He is a comedian. He belongs to a very popular duo called Downtown.

・松本 梨香　まつもとりか　Matsumoto Rika
She is a voice actress. She plays Satoshi, the main character in Pokemon, Pocket Monster.

・松本 潤　まつもとじゅん　Matsumoto Jun
He is an idol. He is a member of Arashi. He is extremely popular among young Japanese women.

・宮本 武蔵　みやもとむさし　Miyamoto Musashi
He is a swordsman from the Sengoku and Edo periods.
Nito Ryu.
He fought with swords in both hands.
He fought 60 duels in his lifetime and was undefeated.
The baseball player Shohei Otani's nickname "Nito Ryu" comes from him.

・本田 宗一郎　ほんだそういちろう　Honda Souichirou
He is the founder of Honda, a manufacturer of cars and motorcycles.

・山本 寛斎　やまもとかんさい　Yamamoto Kansai
He was a fashion designer.

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the Chinese character for 本.
・六本木　ろっぽんぎ　Roppongi
It is a downtown area in Tokyo

・松本城　まつもとじょう　Matsumoto jou
The castle is located in Nagano Prefecture in central Japan.

・熊本城　くまもとじょう　Kumamoto jou
This castle is located in Kyushu, Japan. It is famous for its very high stone walls.

Look-alikes

Here are some kanji that are similar to 本
・木　もく、ぼく、き、こ　moku, boku, ki, ko
It means tree, wood

Kanji contain this kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 本 in their composition
・体　たい、てい、からだ　tai, tei, karada
It means body

・鉢　はち　hachi
It means pot

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