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[ほん()·とう()]
hontou
no adjective, noun, na adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[ほん()·とう()]
hontou
Outdated Kanji
[ほん()·()]
honto
Irregular Reading
[ほん()·()]
honto
Irregular Reading, Outdated Kanji
honto
Irregular Reading
hontoo
hontou

Root Words:

[ほん() + とう()]
hon + tou

English Meaning(s) for 本当

noun, no adjective, na adjective
  1. truth; reality; actuality; fact
no adjective, na adjective
  1. proper; right; correct; official
  2. genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable

Definition and Synonyms for 本当

Real Number any rational or irrational number
Synonyms: 実数, 本当
Really in accordance with truth or fact or reality
Synonyms: さも, とと, しかも, いかにも, どうにも, まさしく, まったく, 事実, 全い, , , , 実に, 実際, 実際に, 悉皆, , 本当, 本当に, 正しい, 正しく, 正身, 現に, 現実, , , 真実, 純粋, , 誠に
Really in actual fact
Synonyms: 事実, 事実上, 実際, 実際に, , 本当, 本当に, 現に, 現実, , , 誠に
Correct free from error
Synonyms: 本当, 正しい, 正確, 的確, 確か, 精確
Fact a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
Synonyms: ファクト, 事実, 本当, 真実
True Statement a true statement
Synonyms: さだ, ほんま, 事実, , , , , , 本当, 正身, , , 真実, 真相,
Really used as intensifiers
Synonyms: いと, いと, ごく, そう, そう, とと, あまり, いっそ, いとも, いとも, ずんと, とても, よほど, ありあり, いかにも, おおきに, さばかり, すこぶる, ずいぶん, たいして, たいそう, たっぷり, つくづく, どうにも, はなはだ, まさしく, めっきり, よっぽど, それはそれは, 世にも, 事実, 余る, 大いに, 大変, , , , , その実, 実に, 実は, 実際に, 思い切り, 思い切る, 悉皆, , , 最も, 本当, 本当に, 果たて, 根から, 根っから, , 極めて, 極める, 正しい, 正しく, 正身, 決める, 現に, 痛い, , , 真実, 結構, 至極, 良い, , 誠に, 重々, 非常に
True rightly so called
Synonyms: 本当
Real coinciding with reality
Synonyms: まぶい, リアル, リヤル, 実際的, 本当, 真の, 真実
Unfeigned not pretended
Synonyms: ピュア, 実直, 本当, 真実, 真正, 純正, 純粋, 誠実
True consistent with fact or reality
Synonyms: 本当, 真の, 真実, 真正
True conforming to definitive criteria
Synonyms: 本当
Correct especially conforming to fact or truth
Synonyms: 本当, 正しい, 正確, 的確, 確か, 精確
True not false
Synonyms: 本当, 真の, 真実, 真正
Unfeigned sincerely felt or expressed
Synonyms: ピュア, 実直, 本当, 真実, 真正, 純正, 純粋, 誠実

Meanings for each kanji in 本当

» book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
» hit; right; appropriate; himself

Categories 本当 is a member of

Information a message received and understood
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Statement a message that is stated or declared
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Complex Number a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 本当

Sample Sentences for 本当

I can't figure out what he really wants.
Is his story true?
As far as I know, what he has said is true.
I'm not much for sports to tell the truth.
The fact that maybe in reality Miss Toujou was told by the teachers to come meet me, and to listen to my story … I try not to think of the possibility that in spite of being told that, she didn't do it.

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Really ???

#1 Posted by camillessimo over 2 years ago


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