Word Meaning 本音

ほんね honne

本音 is read as ほんね (honne) and means real intention.

Meaning

English

  1. real intention
  2. motive
  3. true opinion
  4. what one really thinks

Reading

Kana

ほんね

Romaji

honne

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 上辺,建前・立前 Related Words 社交辞令,無礼講 Rank 3383 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

基本音

きほんおん

fundamental tone

日本現代音楽協会

にっぽんげんだいおんがくきょうかい

Japan Society for Contemporary Music

日本教育音楽協会

にっぽんきょういくおんがくきょうかい

Japan Music Education Association

日本音楽制作者連盟

にほんおんがくせいさくしゃれんめい

The Federation of Music Producers Japan

日本音楽事業者協会

にほんおんがくじぎょうしゃきょうかい

Japan Association of Music Enterprises

日本音声学会

にっぽんおんせいがっかい

Phonetic Society of Japan

日本音楽教育学会

にっぽんおんがくきょういくがっかい

Japanese Music Education Society

青少年音楽日本連合

せいしょうねんおんがくにっぽんれんごう

Jeunesses Musicales du Japan

本社

ほんしゃ

main shrine

本店

ほんてん

this store

本文

ほんぶん

text (of a book, document, etc.)

本体

ほんたい

noumenon

Example Sentences

10

Tell me the truth.

He showed what he meant.

People hide their true feelings.

I don't know what his real intentions are.

Well, let's talk turkey.

For some reason I can be honest with Tom.

America is also a country that separates its public motives from its private ones.

Tom finally managed to pry Mary's real opinion from her.

Tom finally managed to get Mary's true opinion out of her.

That person is always showing a passive attitude, so I have no clue what his true nature really is.