本当 (ほんとう) — truth, reality | My Kanji

本ほん当とう truth

Frequency #818 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 2 characters 漢語 kango 漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings.

hontou

Meanings

truth
reality

Kanji Used

ほん hon On'yomi

book, main, origin

とう tou On'yomi

hit, right, this

KUN あ.たる /あ.たり /あ.てる /あ.て /まさ.に /まさ.にべし

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当(あ)たる ataru to hit 本(ほん)当(とう)に hontouni really 当(とう)然(ぜん) touzen naturally 当(とう)時(じ) touji at that time 担(たん)当(とう) tantou charge 相(そう)当(とう) soutou considerable 当(あ)たり前(まえ) atarimae natural 当(とう) tou this

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