Word Meaning 本間

ほんま homma

本間 is read as ほんま (homma) and means truth.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ほんま

Romaji

homma

Writing Variants

  • 本真 ほんま homma

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 97667 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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