noun

  1. books from China.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
唐本 とうほん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

T'ang, China, foreign
トウ から かろ (7th)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)