本当

ほんとう

Truth, reality, real

N5noun·hontou

How to remember it

本 (true/origin) + 当 (hit) = 'hits the truth' — what is genuinely so.

Example sentences

  • 本当ですか。

    ほんとうですか。

    Is that true?

  • 彼の話は本当でした。

    かのじょのはなしはほんとうでした。

    His story was true.

Usage

Often heard as ほんとうですか (really?) or ほんとうに (truly).

Related words

本当に真実

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