本編

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
本 編
ほん
Grade: 1 		へん > ぺん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
本篇

Etymology

編 is a daiyōji replacing 篇.

Pronunciation

Noun

本(ほん)編(ぺん) • (honpen) 

  1. main / primary content (as opposed to openings, etc.)
    この本(ほん)の本編(ほんぺん)
    kono hon no honpen
    main part of this book
    番組(ばんぐみ)の本編(ほんぺん)に入(はい)る
    bangumi no honpen ni hairu
    to move on to the main part of the show

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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