Today’s first #kanji is #本. It’s listed under the radical of 木(き).
Meaning: origin, root, base, this, the counter for long and slender objects and/or movies,
Reading: ホン(ポン/ボン)、もと
本(ホン): a book
本日(ホンジツ): today
日本(ニホン、ニッポン): Japan
基本(キホン): a foundation, a basis, the basics, the fundamentals
見本(ミホン): a sample
一本(イッポン)のえんぴつ: one pencil
二本(ニホン)のペン: two pens
三本(サンボン)の映画(エイガ): three movies
To learn how the reading of 本 changes when used as a counter, watch this video.
本(もと): the foundation, the basis
本(もと)を正(ただ)す: to correct the cause, to rectify the cause
大本(おおもと): the root, the base, the origin, the cause
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