How to say 'Hint' in Japanese | ヒント

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The Japanese word for Hint is 'Hinto', written as ヒント in Japanese.

word

ヒント

Meaning

Hint

Reading

Hinto

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ヒント (hinto)' means 'hint'. It is a loanword from English and is used in the same way as in English, referring to a clue or suggestion that helps solve a problem or understand something better. It is commonly used in everyday conversation, educational contexts, and problem-solving scenarios. For example: I need a hint to solve this puzzle「このパズルを解くためにヒントが必要です」(このぱずるをとくためにひんとがひつようです). The teacher gave us a hint for the quiz「先生がクイズのヒントをくれました」(せんせいがくいずのひんとをくれました).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

6674

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ヒント

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

ヒ

Reading

katakana

ン

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katakana

ト

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'Hinto' means 'Hint' .

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