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本ほん

book

Noun · Counter · Prefix

本ほんを読よみます。

I'm reading a book.

Parts of speech

Noun · Prefix · Counter

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

English dictionary meanings

book
volume
script
this
present
current
... in question
... at issue
main
head
principal
real
genuine
regular
proper
counter for long, thin objects (sticks, tubes, strings, bottles, pillars, rivers, rail lines, etc.)
counter for films, TV shows, etc.
counter for telephone calls, letters, and emails
counter for goals, home runs, etc.
counter for rounds or points (in judo, kendo, etc.)

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