本家

ほんけ

Meanings

1. Noun head house; main family See also: 分家 (ぶんけ).
2. founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace

Kanji

• 本 origin. Read as ホン.
• 家 home. Read as ケ.

Example sentences

• 小便小僧の本家本元は、ベルギー・ブリュッセルにあるジュリアン君です。
  The inspiration for Manneken Pis was a boy named Julian from Brussels, Belgium.

Words containing 本家

• 総本家 (そうほんけ) head family
• 本家本元 (ほんけほんもと) original home

Word lists

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• Written

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