本間

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
本 間
ほん
Grade: 1 		けん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほんけん [hòńkéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞ŋkẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

本(ほん)間(けん) • (honken) 

  1. a unit of length equal to 6 shaku (approximately 1.82 m)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
本 間
ほん
Grade: 1 		ま
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほんま [hòńmá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞mːa̠]

Noun

本(ほん)間(ま) • (honma) 

  1. official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat)
  2. (music) basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music)
  3. (historical) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank

Proper noun

本(ほん)間(ま) • (Honma) 

  1. a surname

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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