Word details

本音

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

Dictionary

Entry

本音んね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

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

sound, noise

9 strokesFrequency 491JLPT N3Grade 1

On

オンイン-ノン

Kun

おと

Nanori

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