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How to say 'Picture book' in Japanese | 絵本

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The Japanese word for Picture book is 'Ehon', written as 絵本 in Japanese.'Picture book' in hiragana is えほん.

    word

    絵本

    Meaning

    Picture book

    Reading

    えほん

    ehon

    Kanji

    絵Picture 本Book, Origin

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '絵本 (えほん)' refers to a 'picture book', which is a book that combines illustrations and text, often aimed at children. These books are widely used for storytelling and early education in Japan. Example sentences: I bought a picture book for my niece「姪のために絵本を買いました」(めいのためにえほんをかいました). This picture book is very popular among children「この絵本は子供たちにとても人気です」(このえほんはこどもたちにとてもにんきです). The word is commonly used in contexts involving children's literature, education, and storytelling.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6768

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 絵本

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    絵

    Meaning

    Picture

  • kanji

    本

    Meaning

    Book, Origin

Words Related to 絵本 Through the Kanji 絵

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 絵 as well.

  • word

    絵

    Meaning

    Picture

  • word

    絵葉書

    Meaning

    Postcard

  • word

    油絵

    Meaning

    Oil painting

  • word

    絵画

    Meaning

    Painting

Words Related to 絵本 Through the Kanji 本

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 本 as well.

  • word

    日本

    Meaning

    Japan

  • word

    本

    Meaning

    Book

  • word

    本当

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    本当に

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    基本

    Meaning

    Basis

  • word

    本屋

    Meaning

    Bookstore

  • word

    資本

    Meaning

    Capital

  • word

    本人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    本棚

    Meaning

    Bookshelf

  • word

    本箱

    Meaning

    Bookshelf

  • word

    本質

    Meaning

    Essence

  • word

    本書

    Meaning

    This book

  • word

    本の

    Meaning

    Mere

  • word

    本部

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    根本

    Meaning

    Root, Basis

  • word

    本物

    Meaning

    Real, Genuine

  • word

    本格

    Meaning

    Genuine

  • word

    資本主義

    Meaning

    Capitalism

  • word

    本社

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    本能

    Meaning

    Instinct

  • word

    本来

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    本年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    本日

    Meaning

    Today

  • word

    手本

    Meaning

    Example, Model

  • word

    本気

    Meaning

    Serious

  • word

    見本

    Meaning

    Example, Sample

  • word

    本国

    Meaning

    Home country

  • word

    本店

    Meaning

    Main store

  • word

    古本

    Meaning

    Used book

  • word

    本文

    Meaning

    Main text

  • word

    本音

    Meaning

    True feelings

  • word

    本格的

    Meaning

    Genuine

  • word

    日本酒

    Meaning

    Sake

  • word

    本願

    Meaning

    Vow

  • word

    本体

    Meaning

    Main body

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