本物

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
もの
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of (ほん) (hon, actual) + (もの) (mono, thing).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほん)(もの) (honmono

  1. the real thing; the genuine article; not a fake
  2. being lifelike
  3. state of being real

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN