| Kanji | 本来 |
| Reading | ほんらい |
| Romaji | honrai |
| Meaning | originally, essentially |
| Part of Speech | adverb |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N1 |
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本来 (ほんらい, honrai) means "originally, essentially" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word.
本来 is pronounced "honrai" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is ほんらい.
本来 is a JLPT N1 word. JLPT N1 is the advanced level with ~10,000+ words.