Illustration: During a hide-and-seek game with a toy in a living room, a child stands puzzled between a cushion pile and a low cabinet. Their older sibling gives a discreet hint by pointing toward a short ribbon protruding from beneath one cushion.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ヒント

hinto

hint, clue

Example sentences

  1. わずかなヒントを糸口いとぐちにして、正ただしいこたえを見みつけた。

    He took a slight hint as the start and found the correct answer.

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  2. 彼かれは私わたしにヒントをくれた。

    He gave me a hint.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしはあなたの動作どうさからヒントを得えることにします。

    I’ll take my cue from you.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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