本文

ほんぶん · also ほんもん

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

JLPT N1 common word

Meaning

n
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter)
n
this passage; this sentence

Example sentences

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.
この本文の全ての行を翻訳しなさい。

Translate every line of this text.