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JLPT N4pre-noun adjectivalLevel estimated by Bebop

ほんの

honno

mere, just, only

Example sentences

  1. クリスマスはほんの２週間先しゅうかんさきです。

    Christmas is only two weeks off.

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  2. ほんの一度会いちどあっただけ。

    I saw him but once.

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  3. 彼かれはほんの子供こどもだ。

    He is a mere child.

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