本星

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本 星
ほん
Grade: 1 		ほし > ぼし
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほんぼし [hòńbóshí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞mbo̞ɕi]

Noun

本(ほん)星(ぼし) • (honboshi) 

  1. (law enforcement, slang) real culprit
    Synonym: 容疑者
    本星(ほんぼし)を絞(しぼ)り込(こ)む
    honboshi o shiborikomu
    to narrow down the real culprit

References

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