本当に (ほんとうに) — really, truly
本当に
really
Frequency #152
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. adverb
hontouni
ほんとうに
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.
ほんとうに[5] odaka 尾高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- really
- truly
Explained in simple Japanese
- うそでは ないと つよく つたえる ときに 言う ことば。
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Usage examples
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新しい機会が生まれる時には、その機会を本当に使える条件も必要なのです。
Atarashii kikai ga umareru toki ni wa, sono kikai o hontou ni tsukaeru jouken mo hitsuyou na no desu.
When a new opportunity arises, the conditions needed to actually use it are necessary too.
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