Word Meaning 本間

ほんま homma

本間 is read as ほんま (homma) and means official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat).

Meaning

English

  1. official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat)
  2. basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music)
  3. room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank

Reading

Kana

ほんま

Romaji

homma

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 98611 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

本名

ほんみょう

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

本年

ほんねん

this (current) year

本校

ほんこう

main school

本書

ほんしょ

main text

ほん

book