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N5 kanji · 5 strokes

本 means book, origin

木 tree · 一 a mark at the root

本Real origin

A tree with a mark at its root: origin. It also means book.

Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
book, present, main, origin
JLPT level
N5
Strokes
5
School grade
Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) もと moto

もと (moto) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) ホン hon

ホン (hon) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

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Common word

本人 ほんにん · honnin

the person in question, the person themselves

Built from

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木 Used in 166 kanji

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The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.