本当は (ほんとうは) — actually, in truth, really

本ほん当とうは actually

Frequency #2096 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 2 3 characters 漢語 kango 漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. Part of speech unclassified

hontouha

ほんとうは

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Meanings

actually
in truth
really

Explained in simple Japanese

うそではなく、正(ただ)しいことを言(い)うときのことば。

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Words with 本 (24)

本(ほん) hon book 日(に)本(ほん) nihon Japan 本(ほん)当(とう)に hontouni really 基(き)本(ほん) kihon foundation 日(に)本(ほん)人(じん) nihonjin Japanese person 本(ほん)当(とう) hontou truth 資(し)本(ほん) shihon capital 本(ほん)人(にん) honnin the person in question

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Words with 当 (24)

本(ほん)当(とう)に hontouni really 当(とう)然(ぜん) touzen naturally 当(とう)時(じ) touji at that time 担(たん)当(とう) tantou charge 当(あ)たる ataru to hit 相(そう)当(とう) soutou considerable 本(ほん)当(とう) hontou truth 当(あ)たり前(まえ) atarimae natural

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Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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