Meaning: 本adj. (Hira=ほん) main, principal, head, chiefn. (Hira=ほん) book, printed work which is bound together; volume, tome; sword identifier; long and narrow item identifier (stick, pencil...etc.); movie identifier; technique identifier (Judo, Kendo...etc.)pron. (Hira=ほん) this, being recently mentioned; being closer; being about to be said