ほんのり

Japanese
Alternative spelling
仄り (obsolete)

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ほんの​り [hòńnóꜜrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞nːo̞ɾʲi]

Adverb

ほんのり • (honnori) ←ほんのり (fonnori)?

  1. faintly, slightly

Usage notes
  • Optionally with と.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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