JLPT N5

book; counter for long cylindrical things; origin; real; true

Item 61 of 103 | 5 strokes | Radical: 木 (tree), 一 (one)

Readings

On'yomiホン
Kun'yomiもと

Mnemonic

BOOK/ORIGIN - tree (木) with a line (一) marking its base.

Example Words

本当[ほんとう]truth; reality; actuality
本棚[ほんだな]bookshelvese
~本[ほん]counter for cylidrical objects