本体 ほんたい substance N1 #2,746 Meanings noun substance; true form; true character main part; main unit; body (of a machine) object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.) philosophy noumenon abbreviation base price; pre-tax price Its kanji 本 ホン · もと book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things 体 タイ、テイ · からだ、かたち body, substance, object, reality, counter for images