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ホンネ
Meanings
Noun
1. real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
Alt. forms
本
ほん
音
ね
99%
ホンネ
Pitch accent
ホ
ンネ
Used in: 23
Composed of
ホン
book; volume; this; present; main; head
ネ
sound; noise; report; note
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
ホンネ
とタテマエ
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
ホンネ
トタテマエ
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
Examples (3 in total)
人
ひと
は
ほんね
ホンネ
を
隠
かく
すものだ。
People hide their true feelings.
トムにはなぜか
ほんね
ホンネ
を
語
かた
れるんだ。
For some reason I can be honest with Tom.
社
しゃ
長
ちょう
は
言
ゆ
うことと
ほんね
ホンネ
が
違
ちが
う。
My boss says one thing and means another.