本ほん当とうに

also: ほんとに

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 200

Meanings

Expresses genuine feeling, strong emphasis, or sincerity. Used in both statements and exclamations.

本ほん当とうに〈形けい容よう詞し〉really/truly + adjective, for emphasis
このケーキは本ほん当とうにおいしい。
This cake is really delicious.
本ほん当とうにありがとうthank you so much / truly grateful
手伝てつだってくれて本ほん当とうにありがとう。
Thank you so much for helping me.
本ほん当とうに〈事こと〉なのis it really true that ...? (seeking confirmation)
それは本ほん当とうに本ほん当とうなの？
Is that really true?

本ほん当とうN5
本当 is the noun/adjective meaning 'truth' or 'real', while 本当に is its adverbial form used to emphasize a statement.
実じつにN3
実に is a slightly more formal or literary way to say 'truly/indeed', while 本当に is the everyday, neutral word for the same emphasis.
まじ
マジ is very casual slang for 'seriously/for real', whereas 本当に is neutral and appropriate in any situation.
真しんにN1
本当に is the common, everyday word for 'really/truly' used in casual and formal speech alike, while 真に is more formal and stresses essential, deep truth, mainly in writing.

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実じっ際さいにN3
本当に emphasizes emotional truth or sincerity ('really, truly'), while 実際に stresses factual reality as opposed to assumption.
全まったくN3
本当に expresses sincere agreement like 全く does in its 'indeed, truly' sense, but 本当に is more neutral and less emphatic about totality.
誠まことにN1
本当に is the everyday word for 'really/truly', while 誠に is more formal and often used in written or polite speech.
果はたしてN2
本当に is a plain intensifier meaning 'really', while 果たして in questions adds a rhetorical, wondering nuance rather than simple emphasis.
いと
本当に is the modern word for 'truly, really', matching the truth-emphasizing sense of いと in classical prose.
現げんにN2
本当に expresses subjective conviction ('really, truly'), whereas 現に objectively points to a real, verifiable fact.
いかにもN2
本当に is a plain, general word for 'really/truly', whereas いかにも adds a stronger sense of matching one's expectations or image exactly.
心こころからN3
本当に is a general-purpose intensifier meaning 'really' or 'truly', whereas 心から specifically points to genuine heartfelt emotion.
まさかN3
In its affirmative use まさか can mean 'truly, unexpectedly', overlapping with 本当に, though 本当に lacks the surprise nuance.

Adverbial form of 本当 (truth, reality), which is composed of 本 (true, real) and 当 (hit, correct).