Illustration: On the floor of a Japanese apartment, a person has detached every accessory from a canister vacuum cleaner for cleaning. The hose curls to one side, the extension tube rests against the sofa, and several brush heads sit in a shallow tray.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

本ほん体たい

hontai

main body, main unit

Often means a device itself, excluding accessories. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 本体ほんたいは竹製たけせいで鳥とりの羽はねを飾かざりに用もちいた。

    Its body was made of bamboo and bird feathers were used as the ornament.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. また駅舎えきしゃ本体ほんたいにも老朽化ろうきゅうかに伴ともなう種々しゅじゅの問題もんだいが生しょうじて来きた。

    Additionally, the station structure had caused various problems due to its age.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 本体ほんたいは鉄てつの鋳物製いものせいが多おおく見みられるが、銅製どうせいを好このむ人ひともいる。

    The main body is mostly made of cast iron, but some people prefer a copper body.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 本体

  • 本book; presentOnホンKunもと
  • 体body; substanceOnタイ・テイKunからだ・かたち

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