ほん

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See also: ぼん and ホン

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほん – see the following entry.
1
long cylindrical things such as glasses of drink, pairs of jeans, pens or trains and buses
films or TV shows
home runs or goals
rounds of a match in boxing, wrestling or judo
a book
a script; a scenario
source; origin; root
current, this, the matter in question
original, actual, base
(This term, ほん, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ほん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ほん.)