ホン
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
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (271 in total)
truth; reality
genuine article; real thing; real deal
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
Examples (200 in total)
Open the book.
It is a book.
This is a book.
Close the book.
Thank you for the book.
This is my book.
There's a book here.
I can see that book.
Is this your book?
Is this my book?
Is that your book?
Is that my book?
This was a good book.
Do you have a book?
Whose book is that?
Show me this book!
What kind of books do you have?
That book is theirs.
The child is writing a book.
That book is small.
Those are our books.
That book is a new book.
Any book will do.
I got a book from my father.
Those books are mine.
I love this book.
Please don't touch those books.
Which is your book?
That book is full of lies.
Books are made out of paper.
Those books are theirs.
Do you have any other books?
Read the book out loud.
Choose books carefully.
What did you do with that book?
Do you still have the book?
Your book is here.
She has a few books.
Where is the book?
Do you like this book?
Do you need the book?
I will give you this book.
She's got more books.
Who wrote that book?
"Is she reading a book?" "Yes, she is."
I've read this book many times.
"Could you please buy me a book?" "What kind of book?"
He sat reading a book.
The book was given to him by me.
I found the book you were looking for.
Give that book back to me.
Those are my sister's books.
Please give this book to me.
Hand me that book, please.
I read a book while eating.
I got this book from him.
This book is about stars.
If it were not for this book, I couldn't study.
That book is easy to read.
I haven't read any of those books.
I finally got hold of that book I wanted.
"Have you brought that book?" "Oh, I've forgotten it!"
This book is not sold here.
"Did you bring the book?" "Oh, I forgot it!"
This book deals with facts.
He reached out for the book.
This is the only book I own.
He gave him a book.
Give me your impression of this book.
You have some books.
I can't lend this book to you.
You have a green book.
"What kind of book are you reading?" "A novel."
I bought a book about animals.
This book is about education.
So I put the book away.
He gave me this book.
He doesn't have as many books as she does.
This is the same book as I have.
This is the book I told you about.
This book is not as large that one.
I like this book best.
You didn't seem to want that book.
It won't take long to read that book.
This book isn't mine.
You can buy and read any kind of book at any time.
I have read that book several times.
All these books are mine.
He wants a book to read.
I'm going to read this book tomorrow.
Don't read books like this.
He read the book yesterday.
Here is the book you are looking for.
My father bought me some books.
There are hardly any books in this room.
She bought a book at the shop.
It is difficult for me to read the book.
I have read the book before.
While reading a book, I fell asleep.
It is said that he wrote this book.
This book isn't as heavy as that one.
I will read a book when I have finished this task.
It is a good idea to read this book.
"Where's your book?" "On the table."
Many students bought the book.
It is important for you to read many books.
The stories in this book are really scary.
Don't read books in a dark place.
That's why I bought this book.
"Where is your book?" "On the desk."
This is a book often read by adults.
This is the very book that I wanted to read.
Books are now within the reach of everybody.
I want to be able to read books faster.
"Are those your books?" "No, they aren't."
The box was full of books.
She wrote a book about birds.
I can't find time to read the book.
I found the book by chance.
Which is older, this book or that one?
My husband is always reading in bed.
That book is worth reading.
Books such as these are too difficult for him.
He has a lot of books on history.
I read this book in high school.
I've been reading that book all afternoon.
He can't have read this book.
I sent him a book along with a card.
This kind of book is of no use to us.
My son likes books about animals.
Do you have any good books for children to read?
I read all kinds of books.
Is this the book you spoke of the other day?
She had a white book under her arm.
This is a good book, but that one is better.
Why do you need to read such a book?
This book is so easy that even a child can read it.
The person reading a book over there is my father.
She mentioned my name in her book.
My mother bought me the book.
The fact is that I haven't read the book yet.
Shall I ask her to send the book to us?
The man reading a book over there is my father.
After you finish reading the book, put it back where it was.
I have read your book. It's very interesting.
Have you ever read a book written about Japan?
Why is this book loved by young people?
We search for our lives in books.
He will probably forget to return my book.
This is the most interesting book I've ever read.
Do you remember borrowing his book?
Understanding this book is beyond my capacity.
You should read such books as you consider important.
He stretched out his arm to take the book.
I went to Tokyo to buy this book.
The stories in the book are written for her.
This book had been written by someone famous.
Like his father, he has many books.
I prefer reading books to watching television.
"I want that book," he said to himself.
After watching the movie, I wanted to read the book, too.
This book is much more interesting than that one.
I'll read a book while you're sleeping.
Put the book on the desk.
She is collecting material for a book.
Tell me where to put these books.
My book has to be somewhere in the room.
This is the best book I've ever read.
I prefer the updated version of his cookbook.
When I was a boy, I often read a book in bed.
The more books you read, the more you'll know.
She went on reading and didn't answer me.
Not everyone likes that book.
If I had enough money, I could buy this book.
He has as many books as his father does.
It's the best book that I've ever read.
Left alone, he began to read a book.
We sent you the book at your request.
I've just finished reading that book.
He regretted borrowing the book from her.
Read whatever books you think proper.
He does little else than read books.
I remember reading that book when I was a student.
Some people write books for money, others for pleasure.
This book is too large to go in my pocket.
I think it's good for you to read this book.
If I had had enough money, I would have bought the book.
This was the most interesting book that she had ever read.
I grasped the whole meaning of the book by reading.
It looked almost impossible for him to finish his book.
Did you like this book?
Do you want any of these flowers?
I bought that book for 2000 yen.
He said he read this book in a day.
There are no less than two hundred trees in the park.
You see some trees in front of the school.
This book contains forty photographs.
This book's over a hundred years old.
Jiro told me which book I should buy.
He's got more books than all the others put together.