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JLPT N3 · Calendar

本日

ほんじつ

today (formal)

Stroke order of 本日

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

本 · 5 strokes日 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

The 本 tree root marks the main 日, this very day in formal speech.

Parts: 本 this/main + 日 day

The characters in 本日

  • 本 ほん — book (5 strokes)
  • 日 ひ — day; sun (4 strokes)

Example sentence

本日はお休みです。

ほんじつはおやすみです。

We are closed today.

Words with 本

Words with 日

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