本書

See also: 本书

Chinese
 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 book; letter
trad. (本書) 本 書
simp. (本书) 本 书
anagram 書本／书本

Pronunciation

Noun

本書

  1. this book
  2. original book; original work
  3. book of genealogy

Japanese
Kanji in this term
本 書
ほん
Grade: 1		 しょ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

May be from Middle Chinese compound 本書 (pwonX syo, literally “trunk; main + writing”). Compare modern Mandarin reading běnshū, Cantonese bun2 syu1, Hakka pún-sû.

Alternatively, may have been composed in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 本 (hon, “main; this”) + 書 (sho, “writing; document; book”).

Pronunciation

Noun

本書 (hiragana ほんしょ, rōmaji honsho)

  1. the main text (as opposed to appendices etc.)
  2. an official document (as opposed to a draft)
  3. an original document (as opposed to a copy)
  4. a core document (as for a school of thought or religion)
  5. this document, this text, this book (as previously mentioned in the current context)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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