本分

See also: 本份

Chinese

roots or stems of plants; origin; source
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 
to divide; minute; (a measure word)
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)
 
trad. (本分)
simp. #(本分)
alternative forms 本份

Pronunciation


Noun

本分

  1. one's part, role or duty

Derived terms

  • 不安本分
  • 安守本分
  • 守本分
  • 惜本分
  • 本分事
  • 本分錢 / 本分钱
  • 盡本分 / 尽本分

Verb

本分

  1. to play one's part, role or duty
  2. to stay within one's bounds

Adjective

本分

  1. honest; decent (of a person)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (本分):
  • Japanese: 本分(ほんぶん) (honbun)
  • Korean: 본분(本分) (bonbun)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
ぶん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んぶん [hóꜜǹbùǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞mbɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

(ほん)(ぶん) • (honbunほんぶん (fonbun)?

  1. duty

References

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