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本ほん
Meanings
Noun
1. book; volume; script
Prefix
2. this; present
3. main; head
4. real; regular
Counter
Suffix
5. counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
sometimes pronounced ぼん or ぽん
Alt. forms
本ほん
96%
ほん
2%
Kanji used
本
book
Pitch accent
ほ
ん
Top 400
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Used in: 5397

本もと
Meanings
Noun
1. origin; source
usu. 元
2. base; basis; foundation; root
esp. 基
3. cause
also 因, 原
4. ingredient; material
esp. 素
5. original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
6. (plant) root; (tree) trunk
7. first section of a waka
Counter
8. counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)
Noun
9. handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip
Alt. forms
元もと
77%
もと
10%
本もと
7%
素もと
3%
基もと
1%
Kanji used
本
book
Pitch accent
も
と
も
と
Top 5400
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Used in: 1614