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本音ほんね (honne)

real intention, motive

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 0
  • #5109 most frequent

Meaning

本音 (ほんね, honne) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “real intention, motive”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

彼かれはいつも本音ほんねで話はなす

He always speaks his true mind.

彼かれは本音ほんねを出だした。

He showed what he meant.

それは貴方の本音だ。

Those are your true feelings.

それが私の本音です。

Those are my true feelings.

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