本 — book/origin

Grade 1 kanji · 5 strokes · on'yomi hon · kun'yomi moto.

A tree (木) with a mark at the base — the root/origin, like a book's foundation.

Example words

• 本 — hon — book
• 日本 — nihon — Japan
• 本当 — hontou — truth

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