How to say 'Main text' in Japanese | 本文

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The Japanese word for Main text is 'Honbun', written as 本文 in Japanese.'Main text' in hiragana is ほんぶん.

word

本文

Meaning

Main text

Reading

ほんぶん

honbun

Kanji

本Book, Origin 文Sentence

Explanation

The Japanese noun '本文 (ほんぶん)' refers to the 'main text' or 'body of a text'. It is commonly used to describe the primary content of a document, book, article, or any written material, excluding elements like titles, footnotes, or appendices. For example: Please read the main text「本文を読んでください」(ほんぶんをよんでください). The main text of the book is very interesting「その本の本文はとても面白いです」(そのほんのほんぶんはとてもおもしろいです). This term is often used in academic, literary, or formal contexts to distinguish the core content from supplementary material.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6005

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 本文

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

本

Meaning

Book, Origin

kanji

文

Meaning

Sentence

Words Related to 本文 Through the Kanji 本

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 本 as well.

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日本

Meaning

Japan

word

本

Meaning

Book

word

本当

Meaning

Truth

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本当に

Meaning

Really

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基本

Meaning

Basis

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本屋

Meaning

Bookstore

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資本

Meaning

Capital

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本人

Meaning

Person

word

本棚

Meaning

Bookshelf

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本箱

Meaning

Bookshelf

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本質

Meaning

Essence

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本書

Meaning

This book

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本の

Meaning

Mere

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本部

Meaning

Headquarters

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根本

Meaning

Root, Basis

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本物

Meaning

Real, Genuine

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本格

Meaning

Genuine

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資本主義

Meaning

Capitalism

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本社

Meaning

Headquarters

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本能

Meaning

Instinct

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本来

Meaning

Originally

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本年

Meaning

This year

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本日

Meaning

Today

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手本

Meaning

Example, Model

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本気

Meaning

Serious

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見本

Meaning

Example, Sample

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本国

Meaning

Home country

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本店

Meaning

Main store

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古本

Meaning

Used book

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本音

Meaning

True feelings

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本格的

Meaning

Genuine

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日本酒

Meaning

Sake

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本願

Meaning

Vow

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絵本

Meaning

Picture book

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本体

Meaning

Main body

Words Related to 本文 Through the Kanji 文

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 文 as well.

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文化

Meaning

Culture

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文字

Meaning

Character, Letter

word

作文

Meaning

Composition

word

文

Meaning

Sentence

word

文学

Meaning

Literature

word

文章

Meaning

Writing

word

注文

Meaning

Order

word

文房具

Meaning

Stationery

word

文書

Meaning

Document

word

例文

Meaning

Example

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文明

Meaning

Civilization

word

英文

Meaning

English writing

word

論文

Meaning

Paper, Thesis

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文句

Meaning

Phrase, Complaint

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人文科学

Meaning

Humanities

word

文献

Meaning

Document

word

文庫

Meaning

Library, Paperback

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文部

Meaning

Education

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文芸

Meaning

Literature

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文学者

Meaning

Literary scholar

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文化的

Meaning

Cultural

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文法

Meaning

Grammar

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文化財

Meaning

Cultural asset

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文系

Meaning

Humanities

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