| Kanji 漢字 / Romaji 音韻 | Kana / Hiragana / Phonetic | Definition |
| 本稿 | ほんこう | (n) this manuscript |
| honkou | honkou |
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| 本食い虫 | ほんくいむし | bookworm (literal and figurative) |
| hon kui mushi | honkuimushi |
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| 本公事 | ほんくじ | mainsuits (old) |
| hon kou koto | honkuji |
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| 本籤 | ほんくじ | (n) first prize in a private lottery |
| hon kuji | honkuji |
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| 本拠 | ほんきょ | (n) stronghold / inner citadel / base / headquarters |
| honkyo | honkyo |
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| 本拠地 | ほんきょち | (n) stronghold / inner citadel / base / headquarters |
| honkyochi | honkyochi |
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| 本局 | ほんきょく | (n) main office |
| honkyoku | honkyoku |
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| 本給 | ほんきゅう | (n) basic or regular salary |
| honkyuu | honkyuu |
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| 本真 | ほんま | (ksb:) truth / reality |
| hon makoto | honma |
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| 本真に | ほんまに | (ksb:) (adv) really / truly |
| hon makoto ni | honmani |
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| 本丸 | ほんまる | (n) inner citadel |
| honmaru | honmaru |
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| 本間忠秀 | ほんまただひで | Honma Tadahide (h) |
| honma tadashi shuu | honmatadahide |
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| 本末 | ほんまつ | essence and fringe / beginning and ending / root and branch / means and end |
| honmatsu | honmatsu |
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| 本末転倒 | ほんまつてんとう | failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of) / putting the cart before the horse / mistaking the cause for the end / mistaking the insignificant for the essential |
| honmatsutentou | honmatsutentou |
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| 本末顛倒 | ほんまつてんとう | failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of) / putting the cart before the horse / mistaking the cause for the end / mistaking the insignificant for the essential |
| honmatsu tentou | honmatsutentou |
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| 本末転倒 | ほんまつてんとう | (n) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of) / putting the cart before the horse / mistaking the cause for the end / mistaking the insignificant for the essential |
| honmatsutentou | honmatsutentou |
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| 本末顛倒 | ほんまつてんとう | (n) failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of) / putting the cart before the horse / mistaking the cause for the end / mistaking the insignificant for the essential |
| honmatsu tentou | honmatsutentou |
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| 本間唯一 | ほんまゆいいち | Honma Yuiichi (h) |
| honma yuiitsu | honmayuiichi |
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| 奔命 | ほんめい | (n) wearing oneself out with work |
| hon inochi | honmei |
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| 本命 | ほんめい | (n) favorite / sure thing / likely winner / certainty |
| honmei | honmei |
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| 本名 | ほんめい | (n) real name |
| honmyou | honmei |
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| ホンメル | (u) Hommel |
| honmeru |
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| 本文 | ほんもん | (n) text (of document) / body (of letter) |
| honbun | honmon |
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| 本文批評 | ほんもんひひょう | textual criticism |
| honbun hihyou | honmonhihyou |
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| 本物 | ほんもの | (n) genuine article |
| honmono | honmono |
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| 本物で通る | ほんものでとおる | (exp) to pass for (as) genuine |
| honmono de touru | honmonodetooru |
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| 本元 | ほんもと | (n) origin / main branch of family |
| honmoto | honmoto |
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| 本望 | ほんもう | long cherished ambition / satisfaction |
| honmou | honmou |
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| 本務 | ほんむ | (n) duty / regular business |
| honmu | honmu |
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| 本結び | ほんむすび | square knot |
| hon musubi | honmusubi |
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| 本名 | ほんみょう | (n) real name |
| honmyou | honmyou |
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| 本音 | ほんね | (n) real intention / motive |
| honne | honne |
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| 本然 | ほんねん | disposition / nature / natural / inborn / inherent / innate |
| honzen | honnen |
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| 本年 | ほんねん | this (current) year |
| honnen | honnen |
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| 本年度 | ほんねんど | (n) the current fiscal year |
| honnendo | honnendo |
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| 本に画を入れる | ほんにえをいれる | (exp) to illustrate a book with pictures |
| hon ni ga wo ire ru | honniewoireru |
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| 本人 | ほんにん | principal |
| honnin | honnin |
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| 本人 | ほんにん | (n) the person himself |
| honnin | honnin |
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| 本に栞を挿む | ほんにしおりをはさむ | (exp) to put a bookmark between the pages of a book |
| hon ni shiori wo sou mu | honnishioriwohasamu |
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| 本の | ほんの | (adj-pn) (uk) mere / only / just |
| hon no | honno |
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