本文 (Honbun) is a Japanese noun meaning “text (of a book, document, etc.), body (of a letter), this passage, this sentence”.
Meanings
- nountext (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter)
- nounthis passage; this sentence
Examples
この本は本文の部分はそんなに多くない。
There's not so much text in this book.
この情報は注釈ではなく本文で扱うべきだ。
You should treat this information in the main body of the text, not in the notes.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).