本音 (ほんね): (one's) real intention, motive — Japanese vocabulary
本音 is read ほんね and means "(one's) real intention, motive". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
本音
- Reading
- ほんね · honne
- Translation
- (one's) real intention, motive
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- ほんねが
Example
彼は本音を出した。
かれはほんねをだした。
He showed what he meant.
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