Word details

本音

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

Dictionary

Entry

本音ほんねNounFreq #3628
1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

Examples
世界からは【麻疹輸出国】と嫌味とも本音ともとれることをいわれている始末。
Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.

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

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