Word details
ほのめかす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ほのめかす.
Dictionary
Entry
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.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
仄
be seen dimly, suggest, intimate, faint, stupid, hint
4 strokes
On
ソク
Kun
ほの.かほの-ほの.めかすほの.めくかたむ.く
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