běn

this; the current; original

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 92nd character
Radical ⽊ (75.1)
Strokes 5
Index # 210

Definitions

本 běn
  1. 1. this
  2. 2. the current
  3. 3. original
  4. 4. originally
  5. 5. origin
  6. 6. source
  7. 7. root
  8. 8. inherent
  9. 9. stem
  10. 10. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

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Words containing 本

Word Meaning
to go back to the source
to recoup one's losings
to recoup one's losings
text box (computing)
text editor
text editor
Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine
Kyōdō, Japanese news agency
Japanese sword; katana
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
Matsudaira's storm petrel seabird
Record of Japan, book by Huang Zunxian
Record of Japan, book by Huang Zunxian
Emperor of Japan
Japanology
Japanology
NHK; Japan's national public broadcaster
NHK (Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai), Japanese national broadcasting company
Nihon Shoki, ancient history of Japan
Nihon Shoki, ancient Chronicles of Japan
Japanese sparrowhawk
Japanese sparrowhawk, a small hawk
Japanese leaf warbler bird species
Japanese leaf warbler bird
Japanese bush warbler