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本心

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本心.

Dictionary

Entry

本心んしんNounFreq #3621
1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart

Examples
彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。
He grumbles a lot, but deep down he's not a bad guy.
2

one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

4 strokesFrequency 157JLPT N3Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

こころ-ごころ

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