How do you read 本当?

本当 is read ほんと (hontou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How is 本当 used in a sentence?

お会いできて、本当に嬉しいです。 — I am truly happy to have met you.

How do you write 本当 in romaji?

本当 is written hontou in romaji, also spelled honto.

What kanji are in 本当?

本 (Book, Present); 当 (Hit, Right).

本当ほんと

Q: What JLPT level is 本当?

本当 is a JLPT N3 word (intermediate).

ほんと · hontou (also spelled honto)

JLPT N3 › noun ★ Studied by 6 learners

Truth, reality, actuality, fact

proper, right, correct, official
genuine, authentic, real, natural, veritable

Other ways to say “truth” in Japanese →

Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

お会いできて、本当に嬉しいです。

おあいできて、ほんとうにうれしいです。

I am truly happy to have met you.

Nihoner sentence bank

招待状から察するに、彼らは本当に多くの人を呼んだらしい。

しょうたいじょうからさっするに、かれらはほんとうにおおくのひとをよんだらしい。

Judging from the invitations, they apparently invited a great many people.

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Kanji in this word

本Book, Present, Main 音ほん訓もと JLPT N5 · 5 strokes 当Hit, Right, Appropriate 音とう訓あ.たる・あ.たり JLPT N3 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

本ほんbook 脚本きゃくほんscenario 基本きほんbasic, basis 手本てほんmodel, pattern 根本こんぽんfoundation, root, base 標本ひょうほんexample, specimen 不当ふとうinjustice, impropriety, unfair 当然とうぜんobvious; natural

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What does 本当 mean?

Truth, reality, actuality, fact. It can also mean: proper, right, correct, official; genuine, authentic, real, natural, veritable.

How do you pronounce 本当?

ほんと (hontou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 本当?

JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.

How do I remember 本当?

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