本 (ほん) — book, origin
本
book
Frequency #41
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 1
1 character
counter
noun
prefix
school
hon
ほん
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ほん[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- book
- origin
Explained in simple Japanese
- 字や 絵が かいて ある 紙を とじた もの。
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Usage examples
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本を選ぶのに時間がかかるのか。
Hon o erabu no ni jikan ga kakaru no ka.
Does it take time to choose a book?
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