Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
へん > ぺん
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
本篇

Etymology edit

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ほん)(ぺん) (honpen

  1. main / primary content (as opposed to openings, etc.)
    この(ほん)本編(ほんぺん)
    kono hon no honpen
    main part of this book
    番組(ばんぐみ)本編(ほんぺん)(はい)
    bangumi no honpen ni hairu
    to move on to the main part of the show

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN