How to write 本 — stroke order
book, present, main · 5 strokes · JLPT N5 level
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- book, present, main
- On'yomi
- ホン hon
- Kun'yomi
- もと moto
- Strokes
- 5
Stroke by stroke
Writing it well
- Watch where each stroke ends: a stop (tome), a hook (hane) or a sweep (harai). The animation above draws them with a brush, the way a teacher would.
- Getting the order right keeps the proportions right — and makes your handwriting readable to Japanese people.
- Trace it a few times, then write it from memory on a blank square. Recalling is what makes it stick.
Practice 本 in InkDojo. Trace it with your finger and every stroke is checked — start, end, shape and length. All JLPT N5 kanji are free.
