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本当
JLPT N5 · Vocabulary
本当 — “real, true”
本当 (read
ほんとう
) means
real, true
. It appears on the JLPT N5 vocabulary list and is a noun.
Reading
ほんとう
Meaning
real, true
本当 in a sentence
本当
ほんとう
ですか。
Is that true?
The kanji in 本当
本
book; root; origin
当
to hit, to match; correct
Words that share a kanji with 本当
本
ほん
— book
~本
~ほん
— counter for long cylindrical things
本棚
ほんだな
— bookshelf
基本
きほん
— basics, foundation, fundamentals
資本
しほん
— capital, funds
日本
にっぽん
— Japan
本人
ほんにん
— the person himself, the person in question
本物
ほんもの
— the real thing, genuine article
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