ほんにん

See also: ぼんにん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほんにん – see the following entry.

【本人】 [noun] [circa 1215] the person themselves, that person himself or herself, the person in question, the relevant person, the person concerned [noun] [late 1300s] the main person, the leader [noun] [1525] a ringleader, the lead instigator or conspirator

(This term, ほんにん (honnin), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)