ほん

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See also: ぼん and ホン

Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of ほん – see the following entry.
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 (hon), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ほん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ほん.)