- 1. [n] real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
Kanji in this word
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本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical thingsOn: ホン (hon)Kun: もと (moto)
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音
sound, noiseOn: オン (on)、 イン (in)、 -ノン (-non)Kun: おと (oto)、 ね (ne)
Example Sentences
世界からは【麻疹輸出国】と嫌味とも本音ともとれることをいわれている始末。
Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.