Definition of 本音 (ほんね)

noun
real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks
See also:建前
Related Kanji
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
sound, noise
Example sentences(showing 4 results)

しゃちょ
社長
ほん
本音
ちが
違う
My boss says one thing and means another

かれ
ほん
本音
He showed what he meant

I wish she wouldn't pussyfoot about it and just say what she means

Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth