Word details
本音と建前
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本音と建前.
Dictionary
Entry
1
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
本
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
音
sound, noise
9 strokesFrequency 491JLPT N3Grade 1
On
オンイン-ノン
Kun
おとね
Nanori
おと
建
build
9 strokesFrequency 300JLPT N3Grade 4
On
ケンコン
Kun
た.てるた.て-だ.てた.つ
Nanori
たけたつたて
前
in front, before
9 strokesFrequency 27JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ゼン
Kun
まえ-まえ
Nanori
さきさとまい
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