Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 仄か(ほのか) in Japanese

仄か, 側か
Kana Reading
ほのか
Romaji
honoka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    faint; indistinct; stupid; few
    Example sentence
    彼女ほのかな恋心知るようになる She has come to know something like love.

Examples of 仄か, 側か, ほのか in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

side, lean, oppose, regret

On'Yomi: ソク

Kun'Yomi: かわ, がわ, そば

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4 strokes

be seen dimly, suggest, intimate, faint, stupid, hint

On'Yomi: ソク

Kun'Yomi: ほの.か, ほの-, ほの.めかす, ほの.めく, かたむ.く

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