本義

See also: 本义

Chinese

 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (本義)
simp. (本义)

Pronunciation


Noun

本義

  1. (linguistics) original meaning

See also


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1

Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

本義 (hiragana ほんぎ, rōmaji hongi)

  1. true meaning; underlying principle
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