本ほん文ぶん

also: ほんもん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

main text; body text

Refers to the primary content of a document, book, or letter, as opposed to headings, footnotes, or appendices.

Related words

内ない容ようN3sense 1
内容 refers broadly to the content or substance of something, while 本文 specifically means the main body text of a document.
文ぶん章しょうN5sense 1
文章 is a general term for any written sentence or composition, whereas 本文 refers specifically to the main text portion of a particular document.
原げん文ぶんN1
本文 means the main body of a text as opposed to footnotes or appendices, while 原文 emphasizes that the text is in its original, unaltered language.

Opposites

注ちゅう釈しゃく sense 1
注釈 (footnotes/annotations) supplement or explain the 本文, the main body text, occupying an opposite structural role.
付ふ録ろくN1sense 1
付録 (appendix) is supplementary material placed after the 本文, the main body of a document.
前ぜん文ぶん
前文 is the preamble or introductory statement of a document, whereas 本文 is the main body that follows it.

Don't confuse with

原げん文ぶんN1sense 1
原文 means the original, untranslated text, while 本文 refers to the main body text of any document regardless of translation.
全ぜん文ぶん sense 1
全文 means the entire text of a document from start to finish, while 本文 is just the main body, excluding titles, notes, or appendices.
本ほん書しょ
本書 refers to the whole book or document itself, while 本文 refers specifically to the main body text within it, as opposed to notes or appendices.