ほの字

ほの字

Japanese

Kanji in this term
字
じ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Literally, "the ho character", i.e. the initial character of 惚 (ほ)れる (horeru, “to be fall in love”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほの​じ [hònóꜜjì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ no̞ d͡ʑi]

Noun

ほの字 (hiragana ほのじ, rōmaji ho-no-ji)

1. being in love with someone

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN