Illustration: On a dark rural veranda, a child loosely cups both hands around a single firefly that has landed on one finger. Its small glow is only just visible, softly touching the nearest fingertips while the rest of the hands remain in darkness.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

ほのか

honoka

faint, subtle

Example sentences

  1. 暗闇くらやみの中なかにほのかな光ひかりが見みえた。

    We saw a dim light in the darkness.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょの外国製がいこくせいの香水こうすいはほのかな香かおりがする。

    Her exotic perfume has a subtle scent.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 砂糖さとうを加くわえないものは自然しぜんな甘あまさがあり、乳酸にゅうさんのほのかな酸味さんみもある場合ばあいが多おおい。

    Amazake with no added sugar has a natural sweetness and a slightly sour taste due to lactic acid.

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

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