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[ほん(本)·もん(文)]
honmon
noun

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[ほん(本)·ぶん(文)]
honbun
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English Meaning(s) for 本文

noun
  1. text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter)
  2. this passage; this sentence
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Definition and Synonyms for 本文

Textual Matter the words of something written
Synonyms: あや, テキス, テキスト, 原文, 文, 文, 文, 文章, 本文, 正文, 正文, 正本, 正本, 紋
Text the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.)
Synonyms: 本文
Body the central message of a communication
Synonyms: 本文, 本論, 正文, 正文

Meanings for each kanji in 本文

» book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
» sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan; literary radical (no. 67)

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Substance what a communication that is about something is about
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Matter written works (especially in books or magazines)
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