Definition of 本心 (ほんしん)

ほんしん

本心

ほんしん

honshin

noun
1.
true feelings, real intention, one's heart
2.
one's right mind, one's senses, one's conscience
Related Kanji
本 book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
心 heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Example sentences(showing 7 results)

かれ
彼
くち
口
ほんしん
本心
His bark is worse than his bite

ほんしん
本心
すべ
全て
はな
話して
Open your heart and tell me everything

かれ
彼
わたし
私の
ほんしん
本心
わたし
私の
かお
顔
He searched my face for my real intentions

She is not quite sincere in what in what she says

かれ
彼
ほんしん
本心
かく
隠す
うま
上手く
He has become expert in hiding his true feeling

He was reluctant to reveal what he really meant

His cordiality may not be authentic