ほんのり

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
仄り (obsolete)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほんのり (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Adverb

ほんのり • (honnori) ^{←ほんのり (fonnori)^?}

faintly, slightly

Usage notes

Optionally with と.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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