Word Meaning 本題

ほんだい hondai

本題 is read as ほんだい (hondai) and means this subject.

Meaning

English

  1. this subject
  2. main topic
  3. main subject
  4. main issue
  5. main question

Reading

Kana

ほんだい

Romaji

hondai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 8567 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

本題に入る

ほんだいにはいる

to get to the main subject

日本国際問題研究所

にっぽんこくさいもんだいけんきゅうじょ

Japan Institute of International Affairs

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

本物

ほんもの

genuine article

本音

ほんね

real intention

本場

ほんば

morning session

本質

ほんしつ

essence

本心

ほんしん

one's right mind

本屋

ほんや

main building

Example Sentences

6

Let's get down to business.

Well, let's get down to business.

Let's get straight to the point!

Let's not deviate from the subject.

Here I want to bring the introduction to a close and get to the real subject.

Something caught my attention recently. I usually say hello or something similar at the start of messages before moving on to the topic of the message. But, surprisingly, I've seen a lot of people dive right into the topic and send nothing else. What's up with that?