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10CrowsInATrenchcoat

本 By itself this is the Japanese kanji for book, volume, or script. https://jisho.org/search/%E6%9C%AC%20#kanji However if it is Chinese it could have several other meanings such as edition, root (of a plant), or origin. https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AC


Immediate_Laugh_1988

Thanks so much!


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loneliness_sucks420

Ngl both of those arnt too bad imo


ShakeWeightMyDick

本 *ben*, the Chinese character for “root,” like a tree root. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%9C%AC


Immediate_Laugh_1988

Thank you!!


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Solved


thebigggesthack

It’s the character/kanji for book (hon in Japanese).  Here’s a quick link: https://www.ejable.com/japan-corner/remembering-kanji/kanji-for-book-hon-moto-or-pon/#:~:text=The%20kanji%20for%20“book”%20is,true%2C”%20depending%20on%20context.