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本 = 一 + 木
本 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “book”. It is built from 一 (one) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 224. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- book
- RTK frame
- 224
- Strokes
- 5
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ホン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- もと
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- книга, origin
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 本 root
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 本
How to find 本 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “tree”. 本 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 本 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.