5 Kanji

9.

本

Meaning
book,
present,
true,
counter for long cylindrical things,


Onyomi
ホン (hon),


Kunyomi
もと (moto),



e.g.:

一本 - Ippon - One (when counting long, cylindrical objects. E.g.: pens, bottles, trees),

日本 - Nihon - Japan,

日本語 - Nihongo - Japanese,Japanese language,

本国 - Hongoku - Home country,