日本 (Rì běn): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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日本 (Rì běn): Japan (proper noun (place)) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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日 • rì • day [date]; sun • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
rì
日
day [date]; sun
本 • běn • root; [measure word for books] • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
běn
本
root; [measure word for books]
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More common words that include characters from 日本.
Words with
日
星期日
Xīng qī rì
Sunday
生日
shēng rì
birthday
节日
jié rì
festival
工作日
gōng zuò rì
workday
假日
jià rì
holiday
日记
rì jì
diary
节假日
jié jià rì
public holiday
今日
jīn rì
today
Words with
本
本子
běn zi
book
课本
kè běn
textbook
笔记本
bǐ jì běn
notebook
本来
běn lái
originally
基本上
jī běn shang
basically
基本
jī běn
basic; fundamental
本地
běn dì
local
本科
běn kē
undergraduate course; regular college course
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Example Sentences with 日本
Rì
日
běn
本
yǒu
有
hěn
很
duō
多
měi
美
lì
丽
de
的
sì
寺
miào
庙
。
Japan has many beautiful temples.
Tā
她
qù
去
nián
年
zài
在
Rì
日
běn
本
xué
学
xí
习
le
了
yī
一
nián
年
Rì
日
yǔ
语
。
She studied Japanese in Japan for a year last year.
