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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

不ふ本ほん意い

fuhon'i

against one’s wishes, reluctant

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは不本意ふほんいながらもそうした。

    She did it against her will.

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  2. 結局けっきょくこの事件じけんによって、不本意ふほんいながらも朝廷ちょうていに対たいして反旗はんきを翻ひるがえすかたちになってしまう。

    This incident, in the final analysis, though unintended as such, amounted to an act of rebellion against the Imperial Court.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 佐平治さへいじは無腰むごしの町人ちょうにんを手打てうちにするのを不本意ふほんいと考かんがえ、自みずからの脇差わきざしを相手あいてに渡わたして果はたし合あいの形式けいしきをとろうとした。

    Saheiji was unwilling to kill the townsman without any arms, tried to fight like by dueling and giving him his short sword.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 不本意

  • 不negative; non-Onフ・ブ
  • 本book; presentOnホンKunもと
  • 意idea; mindOnイ

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