BloomkoJLPT N3 · Adverbs of manner
本来
ほんらい
originally
Stroke order of 本来
2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
本 · 5 strokes来 · 7 strokes
Memory trick
A tree 木 with a root mark 本 and 来 coming, the way things came to be originally.
Parts: 本 origin + 来 come
The characters in 本来
- 本 ほん — book (5 strokes)
Example sentence
本来の目的を忘れないで。
ほんらいのもくてきをわすれないで。
Do not forget the original purpose.