本人

used without 的; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/


本人

the person themselves, that person himself or herself, the person in question, the relevant person, the person concerned

a ringleader, the lead instigator or conspirator

Possibly from Middle Chinese, or composed in Japan of Sinitic elements: 本 (hon, “main; real; the one under discussion”) + 人 (nin, “person”). Compare modern Mandarin 本人 (běnrén).
First cited to roughly 1215.


本人

hanja form of 본인 (“the person in question; the person concerned”)