本文

ほんぶん

text (of document), body (of letter)

Also:this passage

What does 本文 mean?

本文 is a Japanese noun meaning text (of document), body (of letter) in English. It can also be translated as this passage depending on context. It is written as 本文 in kanji, ほんぶん in hiragana, and honbun in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

この本は本文の部分はそんなに多くない。

There's not so much text in this book.