本当

See also: 本當

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 本當 (“should”).
(This term, 本当, is the simplified form of 本當.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
とう > と
Grade: 2
Irregular
Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

本当 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 本當, -na inflection, hiragana ほんとう, rōmaji hontō, historical hiragana ほんたう)
(alternative reading hiragana ほんと, katakana ホント, romaji honto)

  1. true
    • 1996 February 20 [Feb 15 1988], Adachi, Mitsuru, “交差点前 [In Front of the Intersection]”, in SHORT PROGRAMショート・プログラム [SHORT PROGRAM], volume 1 (fiction), 25th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 50:
      そん (なか)には一 (まん) (せん) (えん)——!
      Son naka ni wa ichimansen-en——!
      There’s 11,000 yen in that——!
      あ、 (ほん) (とう)
      A, hontō da.
      Oh, you're right.
    • 2003 September 22, Uraku, Akinobu, “だい60 ロウワータウン [Chapter 60: Lowertown]”, in とうきょうアンダーグラウンド [Tokyo Underground], volume 11 (fiction), Tokyo: Enix, →ISBN, page 142:
       (いま) (はなし) (ほん) (とう)
      Ima no hanashi hontō
      Is it true what you just said⁉
  2. proper
  3. real
     (ほん) (とう) () ()のかい?
    Hontō ni dekiru no kai?
    Can you really do it?
     (ほん) (とう) ()つもりか。
    Hontō ni iku tsumori ka.
    Do you really intend to go?

Inflection

Noun

本当 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 本當, hiragana ほんとう, rōmaji hontō, historical hiragana ほんたう)
(alternative reading hiragana ほんと, katakana ホント, romaji honto)

  1. truth
     (ほん) (とう)のことを (おし)えて。
    Hontō no koto o oshiete.
    Tell me the truth.
     (ほん) (とう) ()たくなかったのだ。
    Hontō wa ītakunakatta no da.
    The truth is that I did not want to say it.
    • 2004 December 31, Sorachi, Hideaki, “だい三十二くん うみみずがなぜしょっぱいかだと? オメーらかいじんおよぎながらようしてくからだろーがァァ‼ [Lesson 32: Why’s Sea Water So Salty? ‘Cos You Urban Folks Keep Pissin’ around Whenever You Go Swimmin’‼]”, in ぎんたま [Silver Soul], volume 5 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      は?えいりあん退 (たい) ()?え?ホントに ()たの?
      Wa? Eirian taiji? E? Honto ni kita no?
      What? Alien extermination? Like what? For real?
  2. reality

Usage notes

  • The form 本当な is nonstandard. 本当の is used instead.
  • Usually pronounced as ほんと (honto) instead of ほんとう (hontō), especially by young ladies.
  • This is an example of a word that can be spelled with katakana to convey an informal conversational tone, as ホント.

See also

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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