本

5 strokes
Taught in grade 1
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 木 (KanXi: 75, Nelson: 2)
Parts: 一木
Variants: 夲

Readings

Japanese kun: もと
Japanese on: ホン
Japanese names: ごう、まと

Chinese: ben3
Korean: bon

English meanings

book;
counter for long cylindrical things;
main;
origin;
present;
real;
true;

Spanish meanings

base;
contador de cosas alargadas;
libro;
origen;

Portuguese meanings

livro;
presente;
principal;
real;
sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas;
verdadeiro;

French meanings

compteur d'objets allongés;
essentiel;
livre;
origine;
présent;
principal;
réalité;
vérité;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

45	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
76	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
70	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
15	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
96	Classic Nelson
14421	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 6, page 26)
20	Essential Kanji
2.1	Japanese for Busy People
61	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
212	Japanese Names
25	Kanji and Kana
37	Kanji in Context
2183	Kanji Learners Dictionary
1046	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
215	Les Kanjis dans la tete
3502	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
2536	New Nelson
211	Remembering The Kanji
6	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
47	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

1855	2001 Kanji
5023.0	Four corner code
0a5.25	The Kanji Dictionary
4-5-3	SKIP code

Codepoints

43-60	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
672c	Unicode hex code

名

6 strokes
Taught in grade 1
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 口 (KanXi: 30, Nelson: 36)
Parts: 口夕

Readings

Japanese kun: な、 -な
Japanese on: ミョウ、メイ
Japanese names: と

Chinese: ming2
Korean: myeong

English meanings

distinguished;
name;
noted;
reputation;

Spanish meanings

célebre;
distinguido;
nombre;
reputación;

Portuguese meanings

distinção;
fama;
nome;
reputação;

French meanings

célèbre;
fameux;
nom;
réputation;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

140	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
55	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
71	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
116	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1170	Classic Nelson
3297	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 2, page 825)
131	Essential Kanji
2.3	Japanese for Busy People
34	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
346	Japanese Names
82	Kanji and Kana
82	Kanji in Context
1371	Kanji Learners Dictionary
285	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
113	Les Kanjis dans la tete
2169	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
716	New Nelson
112	Remembering The Kanji
140	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
53	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

2577	2001 Kanji
2760.0	Four corner code
3d3.12	The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-3	SKIP code
3-3-3	SKIP code
4-6-1	SKIP code

Codepoints

44-30	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
540d	Unicode hex code

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Denshi Jisho — Online Japanese dictionary

Found information for these kanji: 本 名

本

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名

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Found information for these kanji: 本名