本懐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	懐
ほん Grade: 1	かい Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
本懷 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Earlier attested as 本(ほん)懐(がい) (hongai), with rendaku.[1] By surface analysis, 本 (hon, “true”) +‎ 懐 (kai, “feelings, heart”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほんかい [hòńkáí] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
(Tokyo) ほんかい [hóꜜǹkàì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [hõ̞ŋka̠i]

Noun

本(ほん)懐(かい) • (honkai)

one's life dream; long-cherished desire
Synonym: 本望

References

Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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[Kojien-1] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN