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Japanese word 本物: genuine / real thing. Meanings and example sentences.

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本物 (ほんもの): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

本物 (ほんもの) means genuine / real thing.

See example sentences below.

本物 at a glance

本物
ほんものhonmono
N3noun
genuine / real thing
本物ほんものhonmonoN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 本物

Core meaning

genuine / real thing

Basic example sentences

Example 1

これはほんものの絵です。

Translation

This is a genuine painting.

Example 2

ほんものの味がしますね。

Translation

It tastes like the real thing.

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