How to say “real” or “genuine” in Japanese | 本物 (ほんもの、 honmono)

The Japanese vocabulary「本物 (ほんもの、 honmono)」means “real” or “genuine.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	本物
Hiragana	ほんもの
Romaji Reading	honmono
English Meaning	real, genuine

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

I don’t know which one is genuine.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	どれが本物ほんものか分わからない。
Romaji Reading	Dore ga honmono ka wakaranai.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	どれが本物か分かりません。
Romaji Reading	Dore ga honmono ka wakarimasen.

Is this diamond real?

Spoken and Non-Honorific Language:

Japanese Sentence	このダイヤは本物ほんもの？
Romaji Reading	Kono daiya wa honmono?

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	このダイヤは本物ですか。
Romaji Reading	Kono daiya wa honmono desu ka.

It looks exactly like a real painting.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	本物ほんものの絵えにそっくりだ。
Romaji Reading	Honmono no e ni sokkuri da.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	本物の絵にそっくりです。
Romaji Reading	Honmono no e ni sokkuri desu.

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