Kanji: 本

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	木 Radical name: き
Meaning:	Book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 9 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	本(ほん)	book
N5	本棚(ほんだな)	bookshelves
N3	基本(きほん)	foundation, basis, standard
N3	資本(しほん)	funds, capital
N3	日本(にっぽん)	Japan
N3	日本(にほん)	Japan
N3	本当(ほんとう)	truth, reality
N3	本人(ほんにん)	the person himself
N3	本物(ほんもの)	genuine article
N2	標本(ひょうほん)	example, specimen
N2	本部(ほんぶ)	headquarters
N2	本来(ほんらい)	essentially, naturally, by nature
N2	見本(みほん)	sample
N1	脚本(きゃくほん)	scenario
N1	根本(こんぽん)	origin, source, foundation, root, base, principle
N1	台本(だいほん)	libretto, scenario
N1	手本(てほん)	model, pattern
N1	本格(ほんかく)	propriety, fundamental rules
N1	本館(ほんかん)	main building
N1	本気(ほんき)	seriousness, truth, sanctity
N1	本質(ほんしつ)	essence, true nature, reality
N1	本体(ほんたい)	substance, real form, object of worship
N1	本音(ほんね)	real intention, motive
N1	本(ほん)の	mere, only, just
N1	本能(ほんのう)	instinct
N1	本場(ほんば)	home, habitat, center, best place, genuine
N1	本文(ほんぶん)	text (of document), body (of letter)
N1	本名(ほんみょう)	real name