ほん

See also: ぼん and ホン

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほん – see the following entry.

【本】1 [counter] long cylindrical things such as glasses of drink, pairs of jeans, pens or trains and buses [counter] films or TV shows [counter] home runs or goals [counter] rounds of a match in boxing, wrestling or judo [noun] a book [noun] a script; a scenario [noun] source; origin; root [prefix] current, this, the matter in question [prefix] original, actual, base

(This term, ほん, is an alternative spelling of the above term. For a list of all kanji read as ほん, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ほん.)