How to say book in Japanese

JLPTN5
本☆【ほんhon】

noun:

prefix:

  • this; present
  • main; head
  • real; regular

suffix / counter:

  • counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls - sometimes pronounced ぼん or ぽん

Example Sentences

本honをwo取っtoてteそれsoreをwo読みyomiなさいnasai。
Take a book and read it.
食事shokuji中chuu本honをwo読んyonだda。
I read a book while eating.
土曜日doyoubiまでmadeにni本honをwo返さkaesaなけれnakereばbaなりnariませmaseんn。
I have to give back the book before Saturday.
本書honshoのno欠点kettenはha、既婚者kikonshaであるdearu著者choshaがga非婚hikonをwoすすめてsusumeteもmo、説得力settokuryokuをwo欠くkaku事kotoであるdearu。
The weak point of this book is that it's less than persuasive when the married author recommends not being married.
ガーデニングGAADENINGUのno本honをwo見てたらmitetara、ドクロマークDOKUROMAAKUのnoついたtsuitaのnoがgaいっぱいippaiあってatte驚きましたodorokimashita。
When I looked in a gardening book I was surprised by how many were marked poisonous.

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