"ほのか" meaning in 日本語

See ほのか in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective or Noun

IPA: [ho̞no̞ka̠]
Forms: ほのか, だろ [imperfective], だっ [continuative], [continuative], [continuative], [terminal], [attributive], なら [hypothetical], (無し) [imperative], ほのかだろう, 未然形 + う, ほのかだった [past, completive], 連用形 + た [past, completive], ほのかでない [negative], 連用形 + ない [negative], ほのかになる [intransitive], 連用形 + なる [intransitive], ほのかだ [definitive], 終止形のみ [definitive], ほのかなこと [noun-from-verb], 連体形 + こと [noun-from-verb], ほのかならば, 仮定形 + ば, ほのかそうだ, 語幹 + そうだ
  1. (光・音・香りなどが)わずかに感じられるさま。
    Sense id: ja-ほのか-ja-adj_noun-0wBenG3i
  2. はっきりしないさま。
    Sense id: ja-ほのか-ja-adj_noun-ipbhE3mu
  3. 量・程度の少ないさま。
    Sense id: ja-ほのか-ja-adj_noun-r9x1Fb3e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 国際音声記号あり",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 形容動詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語 形容動詞 ダ活用",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_古典日本語由来",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「ほのか」"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ほのか",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用",
        "語幹"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "だろ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "だっ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "で",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "に",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "だ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "terminal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "な",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なら",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "(無し)",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかだろう",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形",
        "推量・意志"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "未然形 + う",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合",
        "推量・意志"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかだった",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "completive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連用形 + た",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "completive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかでない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連用形 + ない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかになる",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連用形 + なる",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかだ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "終止形のみ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかなこと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連体形 + こと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかならば",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形",
        "仮定条件"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "仮定形 + ば",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合",
        "仮定条件"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかそうだ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形",
        "様態"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "語幹 + そうだ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合",
        "様態"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj_noun",
  "pos_title": "形容動詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(光・音・香りなどが)わずかに感じられるさま。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-ほのか-ja-adj_noun-0wBenG3i"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "はっきりしないさま。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-ほのか-ja-adj_noun-ipbhE3mu"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "量・程度の少ないさま。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-ほのか-ja-adj_noun-r9x1Fb3e"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "form": "ほのか",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[hóꜜnòkà]",
      "tags": [
        "Atamadaka"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ho̞no̞ka̠]"
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのか",
      "raw_tags": [
        "京阪式"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Atamadaka"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ほのか"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "日本語",
    "日本語 国際音声記号あり",
    "日本語 形容動詞",
    "日本語 形容動詞 ダ活用",
    "日本語_古典日本語由来"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "古典日本語「ほのか」"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ほのか",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用",
        "語幹"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "だろ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "だっ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "で",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "に",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "だ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "terminal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "な",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "なら",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "(無し)",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ダ活用"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかだろう",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形",
        "推量・意志"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "未然形 + う",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合",
        "推量・意志"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかだった",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "completive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連用形 + た",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "completive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかでない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連用形 + ない",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかになる",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連用形 + なる",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかだ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "終止形のみ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "definitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかなこと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "連体形 + こと",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかならば",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形",
        "仮定条件"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "仮定形 + ば",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合",
        "仮定条件"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのかそうだ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "語形",
        "様態"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "語幹 + そうだ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "各活用形の基礎的な結合例",
        "結合",
        "様態"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj_noun",
  "pos_title": "形容動詞",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(光・音・香りなどが)わずかに感じられるさま。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "はっきりしないさま。"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "量・程度の少ないさま。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "form": "ほのか",
      "raw_tags": [
        "東京式"
      ],
      "roman": "[hóꜜnòkà]",
      "tags": [
        "Atamadaka"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ho̞no̞ka̠]"
    },
    {
      "form": "ほのか",
      "raw_tags": [
        "京阪式"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Atamadaka"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ほのか"
}

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