本省人 ほんしょうじん Meanings Noun person from one's own province (in China) See also: 外省人 (がいしょうじん). person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave See also: 外省人 (がいしょうじん). Kanji 本 origin. Read as ホン. 省 omit. Read as ショウ. 人 person. Read as ジン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists