Vocab Info

N5 Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

本当(ほんとう)truth, reality, actuality, fact

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      truth, reality, actuality, fact

    2. No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      2.

      proper, right, correct, official

    3. No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      3.

      genuine, authentic, real, natural, veritable

    All Forms

    本当 【ほんとう】本当 【ほんと】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Novels Top 200

    Examples

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      この(はなし)本当(ほんとう)だ。

      This story is true.

      • N5

      その地震(じしん)本当(ほんとう)(おお)きかった。

      That earthquake was really big.

      • N5

      ナオコ:「その(はなし)本当(ほんとう)ですか?」タオ:「本当(ほんとう)です。」

      Naoko: 'Is that story true?' Tao: 'Yes it is true.'

      • N5

      警察(けいさつ):「(うそ)をつくな!本当(ほんとう)(こと)()って(くだ)さい!」

      Police: 'Don't lie! Please tell the truth!'

      • N5

      あの(うわさ)本当(ほんとう)ではないだろう。

      That rumor is probably not true.

      • N4
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