Word Meaning 本来

ほんらい honrai

本来 is read as ほんらい (honrai) and means originally.

Meaning

English

  1. originally
  2. primarily
  3. proper
  4. rightful
  5. legal
  6. normal
  7. essentially
  8. intrinsically

Reading

Kana

ほんらい

Romaji

honrai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3579 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

本来無一物

ほんらいむいちもつ

all things are essentially nothingness

本来の面目

ほんらいのめんもく

one's true nature

本来受信者

ほんらいじゅしんしゃ

preferred recipient

日本外来小児科学会

にっぽんがいらいしょうにかがっかい

Society of Ambulatory and General Pediatrics of Japan

日本未来学会

にっぽんみらいがっかい

Japan Society for Future Research

本名

ほんめい

real name

本国

ほんごく

country of one's ancestors

もと

cause

本人

ほんにん

the person in question

本の

ほんの

mere

本気

ほんき

seriousness