本分

See also: 本份

Chinese
 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
to divide; minute; (a measure word)
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng
trad. (本分) 本 分
simp. #(本分) 本 分
alternative forms 本份

Pronunciation

Noun

本分

  1. one's part, role or duty

Verb

本分

  1. to play one's part, role or duty
  2. to stay within one's bounds

Adjective

本分

  1. honest; decent (of a person)

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (本分):
  • → Japanese: 本分(ほんぶん) (honbun)
  • → Korean: 본분(本分) (bonbun)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
本 分
ほん
Grade: 1		 ぶん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ほ​んぶん [hóꜜǹbùǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞mbɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

本(ほん)分(ぶん) • (honbun) ←ほんぶん (fonbun)?

  1. duty

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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