本
Readings
Kana:
ホン、もと
Romaji:
hon, moto
Name Readings
Kana:
まと、ごう
Romaji:
mato, gou
Meanings
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
5
Radical Number:
2
Frequency:
10
Grade:
1
Skip Pattern:
4-5-3
Korean Reading:
bon
Chinese Reading:
ben3
Unicode:
672c
JIS:
4B5C
Indexes
Halpern Index: 3502
Nelson Index: 96
New Nelson Index: 2536
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a5.25
Four Corner Index: 5023.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 70
Gakken Index: 15
Japanese Names Index: 212
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14421
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0026
Remembering the kanji Index: 211
Busy People Index: 2.1
Kanji Way Index: 6
Kanji Flashcards Index: 61
Kodansha Compact Index: 1046
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 76
Kanji in Context Index: 37
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2183
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2937
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 215
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 224
Essential Kanji Index: 20
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4314
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1855
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 45
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 47
Words
元
(もと)
origin; source; base; basis; foundation; root; cause; ingredient; material; (somebody's) side; (somebody's) location; original cost (or capital, principal, etc.); (plant) root; (tree) trunk; first section of a waka; counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry); handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.); grip
基本
(きほん)
foundation; basis; standard
全日本
(ぜんにほん)
All-Japan
西日本
(にしにほん、にしにっぽん)
western Japan; Japan west of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line, i.e. the Chubu region and westward
藤本
(とうほん)
climbing trees; liana