本心
ほんしん
Meanings
- Noun true feelings; real intention; one's heart
- one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
Kanji
Example sentences
- 彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。
His bark is worse than his bite. - 彼は私の本心を知ろうと私の顔を見つめた。
He searched my face for my real intentions. - 彼は本心をなかなか明らかにしなかった。
He was reluctant to reveal what he really meant. - 彼は本心を隠すのが上手くなった。
He has become expert in hiding his true feeling. - 彼女の言うことはそっくり本心からとは言えない。
She is not quite sincere in what she says.