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Readings

Kana: ほんぶん、ほんもん
Romaji: honbun, honmon
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Definition

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text (of document); body (of letter)

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

Example Sentences

(かれ)日本(にっぽん)文学(ぶんがく)研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)だ。
➥He's a student of Japanese literature.
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この(ほん)本文(ほんぶん)部分(ぶぶん)はそんなに(おお)くない。
➥There's not so much text in this book.
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彼女(かのじょ)(はじ)めから日本(にっぽん)文学(ぶんがく)好意(こうい)()いている。
➥She has a bias toward Japanese literature.
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ERROR:本文(ほんぶん)がありません!
➥ERROR: No message body!
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この情報(じょうほう)注釈(ちゅうしゃく)ではなく本文(ほんぶん)(あつか)うべきだ。
➥You should treat this information in the main body of the text, not in the notes.
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(かれ)はUCLAで日本(にっぽん)文学(ぶんがく)(かん)して一連(いちれん)講義(こうぎ)をした。
➥He gave a series of lectures on Japanese literature at UCLA.
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