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ほん

nounnoun (generic)

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Meanings

real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks

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Example sentences

かれ本音ほんねわずにいつも建前たてまえばかりはなす。

He never speaks his true opinion and always talks in terms of what is socially acceptable.

本音ほんねはなせる友人ゆうじんがいることは大切たいせつだとおもう。

I think it is important to have friends with whom you can share your true feelings.

さけんだせいか、彼女かのじょはついに本音ほんねをもらした。

Perhaps because she had been drinking, she finally let slip her true feelings.

会議かいぎでは建前たてまえかたられることがおおく、本音ほんねはなかなかおもてない。

In meetings, people often speak in terms of social conventions, and true opinions rarely come to the surface.

かれ本音ほんねがどこにあるのか、長年ながねんいでもいまだにれないでいる。

Even after years of acquaintance, I still cannot figure out where his true intentions lie.