ほのめかす
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ほのめかす
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.
Kanji in this Word
仄
4 strokes
Meanings
be seen dimly
suggest
intimate
faint
stupid
hint
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ほの.か
ほの-
ほの.めかす
ほの.めく
かたむ.く
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