本物 (ほんもの) — genuine article, real thing
本物
genuine article
Frequency #2199
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
2 characters
重箱読み jūbako-yomi
重箱読み (jūbako-yomi) — On'yomi first, kun'yomi second. Named after 重箱 (layered box). no-adjective
noun
honmono
ほんもの
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ほんもの[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- genuine article
- real thing
Explained in simple Japanese
- にせものでは なく、ちゃんとした もの。
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Adjective forms
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