Word Meaning 本命

ほんめい hommei

本命 is read as ほんめい (hommei) and means one's heart's desire.

Meaning

English

one's heart's desire
first choice
favorite (to win)
favourite
likely winner

Reading

Kana

ほんめい

Romaji

hommei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms アベック,好い人,意中の人,カップル,彼女,彼氏,恋人,ステディー Rank 12501 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

本命チョコ

ほんめいちょこ

chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment

日本生命倫理学会

にほんせいめいりんりがっかい

Japan Association for Bioethics

日本獣医生命科学大学

にほんじゅういせいめいかがくだいがく

Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Example Sentences

「昨日さぁ、冷蔵庫に入ってたトムのチョコ食べたら、マジ切れされちゃったんだけど、そんなに怒らなくてもいいと思わない？」「冷蔵庫のって、あのピンクの箱に入ったやつ？」「そうそう」「そりゃぁ、怒るわよ。あれ本命にもらったチョコだもん」「マジで？」

"Hey, uh, so yesterday, I ate the chocolate Tom had in the fridge, and he got really mad at me. Don't you think his reaction was a bit much?" "By the chocolate in the fridge, do you mean the one that was in that pink box?" "Yeah." "Well then, it's no wonder he got mad. That chocolate had real sentiment behind it." "Seriously?"