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本人
honnin
Description
「本人」は、その事に直接かかわっている、その人自身のことです。
"本人" refers to the person directly involved in the matter, the person themselves.
手続きの時などに「本人が来てください」とよく言われます。
During procedures, it is often said, "本人が来てください" (The person themselves, please come).
Meanings
本人honnin
the person himself/herself; the person in question
この書類は本人が書いてください。
Please have the person themselves fill out this document.
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Notes
- Etymology
本 (this, the very one) + 人 (person), meaning the very person concerned.
- Nuance
Used in formal or official contexts to stress the actual individual, not a representative.
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