Kana words#9,740 most used

ほのか1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

faint; dim

IN A SENTENCE

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.

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

彼女かのじょの外国がいこく製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.

faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate

adjectival noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives ほのか this one meaning.

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#9,740 most used

Writtenほのか、仄か

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium