本編
honpen
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.), main story, main part(s) of a story
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  1. honpen original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.), main story, main part(s) of a story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater), feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series, movie version of a TV series
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Kanji Breakdown
Book, Present, Main, Origin, True, Real, Counter For Long Cylindrical Things
On: ほん Kun: もと
5 strokes N5
Compilation, Knit, Plait, Braid, Twist, Editing, Completed Poem, Part Of A Book
On: へん Kun: あ.む,-あ.み
15 strokes N2
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本編は〜です。 / 〜の本編

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この本編はとても大切です。
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