Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
たい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun edit

(ほん)(たい) (hontai

  1. the main force; the main body
  2. our force; this force
    本隊(ほんたい)攻撃(こうげき)()っている。
    Hontai wa kōgeki ni atte iru.
    Our squad is under attack.

References edit

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.