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本物

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

本物 — “the real thing, genuine article”

本物 (read ほんもの) means the real thing, genuine article. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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ほんもの

Meaning

the real thing, genuine article

本物 in a sentence

これは本物ほんものの金かねだ。

This is real gold.

The kanji in 本物

本book; root; origin
物thing

Words that share a kanji with 本物

本ほん— book
～本～ほん— counter for long cylindrical things
本棚ほんだな— bookshelf
本当ほんとう— real, true
基本きほん— basics, foundation, fundamentals
資本しほん— capital, funds
日本にっぽん— Japan
本人ほんにん— the person himself, the person in question

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