Emaki · all 1,500 words

本物

ほんもの

real thing, genuine article

Mnemonic

The thing down at the root of it and not the copy in the window. Hone ほん and mono もの, and that stone on her hand is the actual one: ほんもの.

Built from

origin, book
木 tree + 一 one line, at the root
thing, object
牛 cow + 勿 must not

Words sharing these kanji

Japanese language book Japan truth, reality seriousness the person in question really, truly originally, essentially today thing, object character, person baggage, load

This is one of 1,500 words in Emaki, a free spaced repetition trainer with a written mnemonic on every card.

Study 本物 in Emaki

Free, no account needed. Your progress stays in your browser.

Emaki is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Kaishi 1.5k or its authors. The word, reading and meaning come from the Kaishi 1.5k deck, used with their permission. The mnemonic, the note and the kanji breakdown are original work, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.