Vocab Info

N1 Noun

本音(ほんね)

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

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    • Word Type

      Noun

    • 単語の種類

      名詞

    Examples

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

      I can express my true opinion to my best friend. {real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks}

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      ()(ゆる)んでいる(とき)(おも)わず本音(ほんね)()ました。

      My true feelings slipped out when I let my guard down. {real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks}

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

      You can express your true opinion in front of family and close friends. {real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks}

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

      Only by speaking not with pretense, but with true intentions, can we truly understand each other in the real sense. {real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks}

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

      Sooner or later, the new employees will probably start revealing their true opinions after a little more time. {real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks}

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