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本ほん - hon
book
Definitions
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本 |
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
hon
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