本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
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Readings
On'yomi
ホン
Kun'yomi
もと
Nanori (names)
まと
ごう
Components
一
one
木
tree
Common Compounds (12)
根本
こんぽん
root, source, origin
本当
ほんとう
truth, reality, actuality
本島
ほんとう
main island
本店
ほんてん
head office, main office, main store
本朝
ほんちょう
this land, our country
本棚
ほんだな
bookshelves, bookshelf, bookcase
本題
ほんだい
main topic, main subject, main issue
本隊
ほんたい
main body (of troops), main force
本体
ほんたい
substance, true form, true character
本尊
ほんぞん
principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple), principal image
本線
ほんせん
main line, trunk line
本籍
ほんせき
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register), one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)