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本当 (ほんとう): real, true — Japanese vocabulary

本当 is read ほんとう and means "real, true". JLPT N5 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

本当

Reading
ほんとう · hontou
Translation
real, true
Level
JLPT N5
Pitch accent
ほんとうが

Example

それは本当ですか。

それはほんとうですか。

Is that true?

Kanji in this word

  • 本 — book, origin
  • 当 — hit, right

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