Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 本当(ほんとう) in Japanese

本当, 本當
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
ほんとう, ほんと
Romaji
hontō, honto
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    truth; reality
    Example sentence
    お母さん言ったこと本当だった What my mother had said was true.

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Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

6 strokes

hit, right, appropriate, himself

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる, あ.て, まさ.に, まさ.にべし

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

On'Yomi: ホン

Kun'Yomi: もと

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13 strokes

bear, accept, undertake, just

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: あ.たる, あ.てる, まさ.に

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