ほん
本
け
家
ほん
本
もと
元

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. original home, birthplace, originator.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
本
け
家
ほん
本
もと
元
 本家本元 ほんけほんもと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン　もと　まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
house, home, family
いえ　カ　や (2nd, N4)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)
beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)