当の本人

とうのほんにん

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun the person himself (more emphatic than 本人 and 当人) See also: 本人 (ほんにん). See also: 当人 (とうにん).

Kanji

• 当 apply. Read as トウ.
• 本 origin. Read as ホン.
• 人 person. Read as ニン.

Example sentences

• 当の本人に直接聞いた方がいいって。
  It'd be better to hear it from the horse's mouth.

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