“Book” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “book” is 本 (hon). In Chinese it is 书 (shū).
Japanese
本
ほん · hon
この本はおもしろいです。
This book is interesting.
Chinese (Simplified)
书
shū
这本书很有意思。
This book is interesting.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 本: 一本书 means “one book”.
“Book” in 20 languages
The word and an example sentence in each language. The speaker buttons read them aloud with your browser’s voice.
| Language | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 本 ほん · hon | この本はおもしろいです。 |
| English | book /bʊk/ | This book is interesting. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 书 shū | 这本书很有意思。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 書 shū | 這本書很有趣。 |
| Korean | 책 | 이 책은 재미있어요. |
| Spanish | libro | Este libro es interesante. |
| French | livre | Ce livre est intéressant. |
| German | Buch | Dieses Buch ist interessant. |
| Italian | libro | Questo libro è interessante. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | livro | Este livro é interessante. |
| Russian | книга | Эта книга интересная. |
| Arabic | كتاب | هذا الكتاب ممتع. |
| Hindi | किताब | यह किताब दिलचस्प है। |
| Indonesian | buku | Buku ini menarik. |
| Vietnamese | sách | Cuốn sách này rất hay. |
| Thai | หนังสือ | หนังสือเล่มนี้น่าสนใจ |
| Turkish | kitap | Bu kitap ilginç. |
| Dutch | boek | Dit boek is interessant. |
| Swedish | bok | Den här boken är intressant. |
| Polish | książka | Ta książka jest ciekawa. |
