Word Meaning 本人

ほんにん honnin

本人 is read as ほんにん (honnin) and means the person in question.

Meaning

English

  1. the person in question
  2. the person themselves
  3. said person

Reading

Kana

ほんにん

Romaji

honnin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 代人,代理人,替え玉 Rank 3045 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

日本人

にほんじん

Japanese person

本人次第

ほんにんしだい

being up to the person himself

帳本人

ちょうほんにん

originator

人本主義

じんぽんしゅぎ

humanism

基本的人権

きほんてきじんけん

fundamental human rights

本名

ほんめい

real name

本国

ほんごく

country of one's ancestors

もと

cause

本来

ほんらい

originally

本の

ほんの

mere

本気

ほんき

seriousness

本日

ほんじつ

today

Example Sentences

10

にほんじんのともだちがさんにんいます。

I have three Japanese friends.

Are you a Japanese citizen?

He is Japanese.

Is he Japanese?

I am a Japanese.

Tom is Japanese.

You don't look Japanese.

I am a real Japanese woman.

Tom is Japanese.

She is Japanese.