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ほん - hon



本
book


Definitions

Japanese > English
     1. counter. blades of grass and tree trunks
     2. counter. falcons
     3. n. (alt form-lite, ja, sc=Jpan, 元)
     4. counter. long cylindrical things such as glasses of drink, pairs of jeans, pens or trains and buses
     5. counter. films or TV shows
     6. counter. home runs or goals
     7. counter. rounds of a match in boxing, wrestling or judo
     8. n. a book
     9. n. a script; a scenario
     10. n. source; origin; root
     11. prefix. current, this, the matter in question
           本大会 - this event; today’s competition
     12. prefix. original, actual, base
           本山葵 - real wasabi (as opposed to horseradish or other substitutes)
           本大臣 - the cabinet member (on whose behalf a proxy speaks)

Pronunciation

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