本当 (ほんとう) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "truth" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

ほんとう

本当

N

TRUTH (reality, actuality, fact)

ほん本 • BOOK

とう当 • HIT

A book (本) that is completely correct (当) contains the truth.

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本 N

ほん

本物 N

ほんもの

genuine article

当時 N

とうじ

at that time, in those days

見当 N

けんとう

be found, aim, estimate, guess, approx

当たる V

あたる

to be hit, to be successful, to be equivalent to

当てる V

あてる

to hit, to apply a patch