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Learn Japanese: hon - book

Japanese
/This one and that one
/hon

hon

Word

本ほんhon

Meaning

book

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

This one and that one

Breakdown of hon

To make a book, you need approximately one tree.

Usages of hon

これ　は　本ほん　です。kore wa hon desu.

This is a book.

これ　は　本ほん　です　か。kore wa hon desu ka.

Is this a book?

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

ええ、　本ほん　です。ee, hon desu.

Yes, it's a book.

これ　は　本ほん　じゃ　ない　です。kore wa hon ja nai desu.

This is not a book.

本ほん　を　買かいません　でした。hon o kaimasen deshita.

I didn't buy a book.

本ほん　を　買かいません　でした　か。hon o kaimasen deshita ka.

Didn't you buy a book?

本ほん　は　机つくえ　の　上うえ　です。hon wa tsukue no ue desu.

The book is on the desk.

アンドリュー　は　その　本ほん　が　ほしかった　です。andoryuu wa sono hon ga hoshikatta desu.

Andrew wanted that book.

私わたし　は　本ほん屋や　に　行いって、　本ほん　を　買かって、　公こう園えん　で　読よみました。watashi wa honya ni itte, hon o katte, kouen de yomimashita.

I went to the bookstore, bought a book, and read in the park.

この　本ほん　は　よく　ない　です。kono hon wa yoku nai desu.

This book isn't good.

本ほん　を　書かいて　います。hon o kaite imasu.

(I) am writing a book.

一ひと晩ばん　で　その　本ほん　を　全ぜん部ぶ　読よんだ。hitoban de sono hon o zenbu yonda.

(I) read the whole book in one evening.

「これら　の　本ほん　は　誰だれ　の　です　か。」　「私わたし　の　です。」　「korera no hon wa dare no desu ka.」「watashi no desu.」

"Whose books are these?" "They're mine."

本ほん　は　映えい画が　より　面おも白しろかった　です。hon wa eiga yori omoshirokatta desu.

The book was more interesting than the film.

本ほん　を　読よむ　より　映えい画が　を　見みる　方ほう　が　面おも白しろい　と　思おもう。hon o yomu yori eiga o miru hou ga omoshiroi to omou.

I think it's more interesting to watch films than to read books.

昨き日のう　フランス語ご　の　本ほん　を　読よんだ。kinou furansugo no hon o yonda.

Yesterday I read a French book.

本ほん　は、　オンライン　で　売うりました。hon wa, onrain de urimashita.

I sold the book online.

本ほん　を　十じゅっ本ぽん　読よむ　つもり　です。hon o juppon yomu tsumori desu.

(I) plan to read ten books.

映えい画が　を　見みる　か　本ほん　を　読よむ　か、　どちら　が　いい　です　か。eiga o miru ka hon o yomu ka, dochira ga ii desu ka.

Would you prefer to watch a movie or read a book?

食たべた　後あと　に、　本ほん　を　買かいました。tabeta ato ni, hon o kaimashita.

After eating, I bought a book.

静しずかな　時とき、　本ほん　を　読よみます。shizukana toki, hon o yomimasu.

When it's quiet, I read a book.

この　図と書しょ館かん　に　は　色いろ々いろな　ジャンル　の　本ほん　が　あります。kono toshokan ni wa iroirona janru no hon ga arimasu.

This library has books of various genres.

彼かの女じょ　は　椅い子す　に　座すわって　本ほん　を　読よんで　いた。kanojo wa isu ni suwatte hon o yonde ita.

She was sitting in the chair reading a book.

本ほん　は　多た分ぶん　図と書しょ館かん　に　あります。hon wa tabun toshokan ni arimasu.

The book is probably in the library.

お姉ねえさん　が　買かったの　は　この　本ほん　です。oneesan ga kattano wa kono hon desu.

The one that (your) older sister bought is this book.

どちら　の　本ほん　が　好すき　です　か。dochira no hon ga suki desu ka.

Which book do you like?

この　本ほん　を　取とって　ください。kono hon o totte kudasai.

Please take this book.

その　本ほん　は　大たい変へん　面おも白しろかった。sono hon wa taihen omoshirokatta.

That book was extremely interesting.

どんな　本ほん　が　好すき　です　か。donna hon ga suki desu ka.

What kind of books do you like?

この　本ほん　は　学がく生せい向むけ　です。kono hon wa gakuseimuke desu.

This book is for students.

子こ供ども向むけ　の　本ほん　を　読よむの　が　好すき　です。kodomomuke no hon o yomuno ga suki desu.

I like reading books for children.

本ほん　を　読よまなくて、　寝ねました。hon o yomanakute, nemashita.

I didn't read the book and went to sleep.

この　本ほん　を　読よまなくちゃ。kono hon o yomanakucha.

I have to read this book.

本ほん棚だなhondana

本ほん　を　本ほん棚だな　に　置おくの　を　忘わすれないで。hon o hondana ni okuno o wasurenaide.

Don't forget to put the book on the bookshelf.

この　本ほん　は　図と書しょ館かん　で　コピー　を　取とって　は　いけません。kono hon wa toshokan de kopii o totte wa ikemasen.

You must not make copies of this book in the library.

本ほん　を　棚たな　に　並ならべました。hon o tana ni narabemashita.

I arranged the books on the shelf.

この　本ほん　は　とても　厚あつい　です。kono hon wa totemo atsui desu.

This book is very thick.

薄うすい　本ほん　を　読よみ　終おえた。usui hon o yomi oeta.

I finished reading a slim book.

本ほん　を　カバン　から　出だして。hon o kaban kara dashite.

Take a book out of the bag.

本ほん　を　図と書しょ館かん　に　返かえします。hon o toshokan ni kaeshimasu.

I will return the book to the library.

入にゅう院いん中ちゅう　は　たくさん　の　本ほん　を　読よみました。nyuuinchuu wa takusan no hon o yomimashita.

I read a lot of books during my hospitalization.

その　本ほん　の　初はじめ　を　読よんだ。sono hon no hajime o yonda.

I read the beginning of that book.

古ふるい　本ほん　の　匂におい　が　好すき　です。furui hon no nioi ga suki desu.

I like the scent of old books.

電でん車しゃ　に　乗のりながら　本ほん　を　読よむ。densha ni norinagara hon o yomu.

I read a book while riding the train.

この　本ほん　は　読よみやすい　です。kono hon wa yomiyasui desu.

This book is easy to read.

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