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    本編

    本ほん編ぺん

    original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.)

    NTNounMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab20 strokes

    本篇

    ほんぺん

    Noun

    1.
    original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.), main story, main part(s) of a story
    2.
    this volume
    3.
    the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater), feature film (main item in a cinema program)
    4.
    movie based on a TV series, movie version of a TV series

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    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    編
    あ.む・-あ.み…(1)
    compilation・knit・plait・braid・twist…(3)
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