Breakdown of 〜hon
book; origin
本
To make a book, you need approximately one tree.
Usages of 〜hon
ボールペン を 二本 買いました。boorupen o nihon kaimashita.
(I) bought two ballpoint pens.
川 が 四本 あります。kawa ga yonhon arimasu.
There are four rivers.
一本ippon
one long, cylindrical object
二本nihon
two long, cylindrical objects
三本sanbon
three long, cylindrical objects
四本yonhon
four long, cylindrical objects
五本gohon
five long, cylindrical objects
六本roppon
six long, cylindrical objects
七本nanahon
seven long, cylindrical objects
八本happon
eight long, cylindrical objects
九本kyuuhon
nine long, cylindrical objects
十本juppon
ten long, cylindrical objects
ビール を 三本 ください。biiru o sanbon kudasai.
Please give me three bottles of beer.
彼 は 六本 の バナナ を 食べた よ。kare wa roppon no banana o tabeta yo.
He ate six bananas!
八本 の キャンドル を 買いました。happon no kyandoru o kaimashita.
(I) bought eight candles.
本 を 十本 読む つもり です。hon o juppon yomu tsumori desu.
(I) plan to read ten books.
あのう、 ビール を もう 一本 お願いします。anou, biiru o mou ippon onegaishimasu.
Um, another (bottle of) beer please.
クモ は 八本 の 足 が ある。kumo wa happon no ashi ga aru.
Spiders have eight legs.
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