be seen dimly, suggest, intimate, faint, stupid, hint

4 strokes

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ソク

Kun

ほの.かほの-ほの.めかすほの.めくかたむ.く

Dictionary

Common Words

のか仄か側か~な Adj.Usually kanaFreq #7198
1

faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

Examples
ほのかな光が俺のねじれた視界を幻影に変えてゆく。
Light shines on my sigh of doubt.
のぼ仄々仄仄~と Adverb~する VerbUsually kanaFreq #23086
1

dimly; faintly; with a faint light

2

Esp. とした

warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

のめか仄めかすTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #26298
1

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

Examples
講演者は政界の腐敗をほのめかした
The speaker hinted at corruption in the political world.
ほのUsually kanaFreq #27088
1

Prefix

faintly; dimly; slightly; barely

ほの暗い仄暗いのぐら~い Adj.Freq #29956
1

dim; dusky; gloomy

ほの白い仄白いのじろ~い Adj.Freq #51779
1

dimly white

Examples
遠方にほの白い灯台が立っていた。
In the distance, there stood a dimly white lighthouse.
ほのめかし仄めかしNounUsually kanaFreq #86500
1

hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling

仄見えるほの見えるほのみえるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #92336
1

to be faintly visible; to be barely visible

のめ仄めくIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #96698
1

to be seen dimly; to glimmer

仄聞側聞くぶんNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #105910
1

hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay

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