本真 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) |
real; true; genuine | ||
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| trad. (本真/本眞) | 本 | 真/眞 | |
| simp. (本真) | 本 | 真 | |
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: běnzhēn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běnjhen
- Wade–Giles: pên3-chên1
- Yale: běn-jēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beenjen
- Palladius: бэньчжэнь (bɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
本真
本真
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 本 | 真 |
| ほん Grade: 1 |
ま Grade: 3 |
| jūbakoyomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 本眞 (kyūjitai) |
Probably coined in Japan, as a compound of 本 (hon, “main, this, the current; real”) + 真 (ma, “real, true, genuine”).[1]
- (chiefly Kansai) truth; reality
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- 鬼や！国彦はんはほんまの鬼やわ！
- Oni ya! Kunihiko-han wa honma no oni ya wa!
- You’re a cruel man! You really are a cruel man, Kunihiko-han!
- 鬼や！国彦はんはほんまの鬼やわ！
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Used attributively as a noun, taking the possessive particle の (no).
- 本真の話やで。
- Honma no hanashi ya de.
- It's a true story, I tell you!
Also used adverbially, taking the particle に (ni).
- 本真に驚いたわ。
- Honma ni odoroita wa.
- I was really surprised.