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N1 Noun

本音(ほんね)real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks

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    本音 【ほんね】

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      • ほ

      • ん

      • ね

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 4,000

    Examples

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    • 親友(しんゆう)には本音(ほんね)を言(い)うことが出来(でき)ます。

      I can express my true opinions to my best friend.

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    • 気(き)が緩(ゆる)んでいる時(とき)に思(おも)わず本音(ほんね)が出(で)ました。

      When I let my guard down, my true feelings slipped out.

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    • 家族(かぞく)や親(した)しい友達(ともだち)の前(まえ)では本音(ほんね)を吐(は)くことが出来(でき)る。

      I can speak my mind in front of family and close friends.

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    • 建前(たてまえ)でなく本音(ほんね)で語(かた)ればこそ、本当(ほんとう)の意味(いみ)で理解(りかい)し合(あ)えるのだ。

      Only by speaking what we really think, without pretense, can we truly understand each other.

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    • 遅(おそ)かれ早(はや)かれ、新入(しんにゅう)社員(しゃいん)ももう少(すこ)しすれば本音(ほんね)を漏(も)らすようになるだろう。

      Sooner or later, the new employees will start speaking their minds.

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