book, origin, base, foundation

Example words

• 日本(にほん)Japan
• 本(ほん)book
• 本棚(ほんだな)bookshelf
• 絵本(えほん)picture book
• 基本(きほん)base, foundation
• 本当(ほんとう)true

In the vocabulary

Words from the course that use this kanji.

• 日本(にほん)JapanLesson 1
• 本(ほん)bookLesson 2
• 日本語(にほんご)the Japanese languageLesson 2
• います[日本(にほん)に〜]to stay [in Japan]Lesson 11

Easy to mix up

The book warns about these lookalike kanji.