Refers to a fundamental standard, guiding principle, or basis for judgment or action. Often used in compounds like 金本位 (gold standard) or 自分本位 (self-centered).
This company aims for customer-oriented service.
The gold standard system was once adopted by many countries.
This company introduced an evaluation system that takes ability as its standard.
A company should think with the customer's interests as the standard, not profit.
主義 refers to an ideological doctrine or -ism, whereas 本位 is a more practical basis or standard, often used in economic or attitudinal contexts.
標準 denotes a general norm or specification, while 本位 stresses what serves as the guiding principle behind one's judgments, as in 自分本位.
方位 (ほうい) means a compass direction and is easily confused with 本位 (ほんい) due to similar pronunciation, but the two are unrelated in meaning.
本位 means 'standard' or 'basis' (as in 金本位制, the gold standard), while 本意 means one's genuine intention; the two are pronounced identically but semantically unrelated.
gold standard
money-centered; money-first; putting money above all else
single standard; monometallism
double standard
silver standard
bimetallism
based on personal character; personality-oriented
merit-based; ability-based; performance-oriented
practicality; pragmatism; functionalism
From 本 (hon, 'origin, basis') + 位 (i, 'position, rank'). The combination conveys the idea of a fundamental position or standard.
natural sign
standard money; legal tender