本

Meanings

1. Noun

   book; volume; script

2. Prefix

   this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue

3. Prefix

   main; head; principal

4. Prefix

   real; genuine; regular; proper

5. Counter

   counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)

6. Counter

   counter for films, TV shows, etc.

7. Counter

   counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails

8. Counter

   counter for goals, home runs, etc.

9. Counter

   counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)

In Spanish

1. libro; volumen

2. principal; verdad; real

3. contador para objetos cilindricos largos

Kanji in this word

• 本

Example sentences

• ウイスキーを１本持っています。

  I have a bottle of whiskey.

  Tengo una botella de whisky.

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• 本ほんをさかさまに入いれないで下ください。

  Don't put the books in the shelf upside down.

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