本の虫

Reading

Kana: ほんのむし
Romaji: honnomushi
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Definition

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bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし
Meanings: insect, bug, temper

Example Sentences

(きみ)(ほん)(むし)だね。
➥You're a bookworm.
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(かれ)はいわゆる(ほん)(むし)だ。
➥He is what is called a bookworm.
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彼女(かのじょ)はいわゆる(ほん)(むし)です。
➥She is what we call a bookworm.
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メアリーは(ほん)(むし)です。
➥Mary is a bookworm.
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(かれ)は、いわば、(ほん)(むし)だ。
➥He is, so to speak, a bookworm.
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(かれ)(ほん)(むし)()ってもいいような(ひと)だ。
➥He is what you might call a bookworm.
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