How do you read 本稿?

本稿 is read ほんこう (honkou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 本稿?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 本稿 in romaji?

本稿 is written honkou in romaji, also spelled honko.

What kanji are in 本稿?

本 (Book, Present); 稿 (Draft, Copy).

本稿ほんこう

ほんこう · honkou (also spelled honko)

noun

This article, this paper, this manuscript

Other ways to say “this article” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

本Book, Present, Main 音ほん訓もと JLPT N5 · 5 strokes 稿Draft, Copy, Manuscript 音こう訓わら・したがき JLPT N1 · 15 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

本ほんbook 脚本きゃくほんscenario 基本きほんbasic, basis 手本てほんmodel, pattern 根本こんぽんfoundation, root, base 標本ひょうほんexample, specimen 原稿げんこうmanuscript, copy

Questions

What does 本稿 mean?

This article, this paper, this manuscript.

How do you pronounce 本稿?

ほんこう (honkou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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