本文|ほんぶんhonbun[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nountext (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter)
   この本ほんは本文ほんぶんの部分ぶぶんはそんなに多おおくない。↗

   There's not so much text in this book.
2. nounthis passage; this sentence

• SynonymテキストNeutralLoanword for text or a textbook, as in 「テキストファイル」; 「本文」 is the main body of a piece of writing, not the material itself.
• Synonym正文せいぶんWrittenWritten/formal prose; the main text of a document, or a treaty's authentic text. Close to 「本文」 but leans toward official, certified texts.
• Related原文げんぶんNeutralThe original text before translation or editing, set against a translation; 「本文」 is set against notes and appendices instead.
• Related本論ほんろんWrittenWritten/formal prose; the main argument section of a paper or essay, as opposed to the introduction.
• Antonym注釈ちゅうしゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose; notes or commentary explaining words in a text, placed alongside it — the counterpart of 「本文」.
• Antonym付録ふろくNeutralSupplementary material outside the main body, like a book appendix or a magazine freebie; secondary where 「本文」 is primary.

Use 「本文」 for the body of a text, email or letter. Pick 「テキスト」 for text or a textbook, 「正文」 for a certified official text, 「原文」 for the pre-translation original, and 「本論」 for a paper's main argument; 「注釈」 and 「付録」 are its counterparts, notes and appendix.

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1. 附属ふぞくするものを除のぞいた、文章ぶんしょうや書物しょもつの主体しゅたいをなす部分ぶぶん。
2. 註釈ちゅうしゃくや解説書かいせつしょが根拠こんきょとする元もとの文章ぶんしょう。