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本
音
ほん
ね

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本
音
ほん
ね

honne

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)の本音(ほんね)が分(わ)からない。
    I don't know what his real intentions аre.
    Related:建前

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建
前
たて
まえ

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建
前
たて
まえ

tatemae

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
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Noun (common)

  1. face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)

    Related:本音

  2. ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

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