仄々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほの
Hyōgai
ほの > ぼの
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) のぼ [hònóbóꜜnò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞no̞bo̞no̞]

Adverb

(ほの)(ぼの) • (honobono

  1. faintly, dimly (referring to light)
  2. faintly warm (on an emotional level)

References

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