How to say “book” in Japanese | 本 (ほん、hon)

The Japanese vocabulary「本 (ほん、hon)」means “book.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word本
Hiraganaほん
Romaji Readinghon
English Meaningbook

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence日曜にちよう日びに本ほんを四冊よんさつ読よんだ。
Romaji ReadingNichiyōbi ni hon o yon-satsu yon da.
English MeaningI read four books on Sunday. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence日曜日に本を四冊読みました。
Romaji ReadingNichiyōbi ni hon o yon-satsu yomimashita.
English MeaningI read four books on Sunday. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence私わたしは、クラスで一番いちばん本ほんを読よんだ。
Romaji ReadingWatashi wa, kurasu de ichiban hon o yonda.
English MeaningI read the most books in my class. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence私は、クラスで一番本を読みました。
Romaji ReadingWatashi wa, kurasu de ichiban hon o yomimashita.
English MeaningI read the most books in my class. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence明日あしたは本ほんを売うりに行いく。
Romaji ReadingAshita wa hon o uri ni iku.
English MeaningI’m going to sell my books tomorrow. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence明日は本を売りに行きます。
Romaji ReadingAshita wa hon o uri ni ikimasu.
English MeaningI’m going to sell my books tomorrow. (Polite Form)
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