Usage patterns 本ほん 心しん を 言い う to say what one really thinks
He finally told me how he really felt.
本ほん 心しん を 隠かく す to hide one's true feelings
She hid her true feelings behind a smile.
本ほん 心しん を 見み せる to reveal one's true feelings
He rarely shows his true feelings.
本ほん 心しん が 分わ からない unable to tell what someone truly thinks
I can't tell what that person really thinks.
本ほん 心しん から sincerely; from the heart
I'm truly grateful, from the heart.
本ほん 心しん に 返かえ る to come to one's senses
After a while, he came to his senses.
Related words· 9 本音 is a casual word for one's real opinion, often contrasted with 建前 (public stance), while 本心 refers to a deeper, more heartfelt truth.
真意 is a more formal word focusing on the true intention behind someone's words or actions, whereas 本心 centers on genuine inner feelings.
心底 is often used adverbially to mean 'genuinely' or 'from the bottom of one's heart,' while 本心 is the noun for the true feelings themselves.
真心 emphasizes sincerity and wholehearted devotion toward others, while 本心 is about the inner truth behind one's outward words or behavior.
Show 5 more Show fewer 本心 emphasizes true feelings hidden behind a facade or pretense, while 心中 is a more neutral term for one's inner thoughts as a whole.
内心 highlights the gap between one's true feelings and outward behavior, while 本心 stresses a deeper, more fundamental true intention.
本心 refers to one's true feelings from the heart in personal, emotional contexts, while 本意 is broader and covers intentions, motives, or original purposes in both personal and formal situations.
本心 refers to one's true, unmasked intentions or feelings as opposed to a facade, while 胸中 more broadly covers whatever one is currently thinking or feeling inside.
本心 refers to one's true feelings or real intention, often contrasted with outward behavior, whereas 衷心 emphasizes deep, sincere emotion itself.
Opposites 建前 is the official or public stance one presents, in contrast to 本心 , one's actual, unspoken feelings.
Don't confuse with 本心 means one's true, sincere feelings and is neutral or even positive, whereas 下心 specifically implies a hidden, often selfish motive concealed behind one's words or actions.
本心 means one's true feelings or real intentions (as opposed to a facade), whereas 真心 means genuine warmth and devotion shown toward others.
Etymology Compound of 本 (true, real) and 心 (heart, mind). The meaning 'true heart' is straightforward from the kanji components.
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