Word Meaning 本音
ほんね
honne
本音 is read as ほんね (honne) and means real intention.
Meaning
English
- real intention
- motive
- true opinion
- what one really thinks
Reading
Kana
ほんね
Romaji
honne
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
10本音を言えよ。
Tell me the truth.
彼は本音を出した。
He showed what he meant.
人は本音を隠すものだ。
People hide their true feelings.
彼の本音が分からない。
I don't know what his real intentions are.
それじゃあ、本音で話し合おうか。
Well, let's talk turkey.
トムにはなぜか本音を語れるんだ。
For some reason I can be honest with Tom.
アメリカも本音と建前を使い分ける国だ。
America is also a country that separates its public motives from its private ones.
トムはついにメアリーの本音を聞き出すことに成功した。
Tom finally managed to pry Mary's real opinion from her.
トムはついにメアリーから本音をなんとか聞きだすことができた。
Tom finally managed to get Mary's true opinion out of her.
あの人はいつも受け身に回っているから本音は何か見当がつかない。
That person is always showing a passive attitude, so I have no clue what his true nature really is.