～本

～ほん
～hon

counter for long cylindrical objects

What does ～本 mean?

～本 is a Japanese noun meaning “counter for long cylindrical objects” in English. It is written as ～本 in kanji, ～ほん in hiragana, and ～hon in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Words sharing kanji with ～本

本
台本
だいほん
libretto, scenario
日本的
にほんてき
very japanese
一本気
いっぽんぎ
one track mind

More JLPT N5 words

一週間いっしゅうかんisshuukan
one week
一年間いちねんかんichinenkan
one year
七つななつnanatsu
seven things
～冊～さつ～satsu
counter for books
～匹～ひき～hiki
counter for small animals
たんすtansu
chest of drawers
はくhaku
to put on (items below your waist)
思うおもうomou
to think, to feel