noun

  1. text (of a book, document, etc.), body (of a letter).
  2. this passage, this sentence.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
本文 ほんぶん
本文 ほんもん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
sentence, literature, style
ブン モン も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)