ほやほや

Frequency rank: 34,521. – 34,899.

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); freshonomatopoeic or mimetic word

This meaning is used to describe something that is physically hot or freshly prepared, typically food, or something that has just been made recently and is still steaming.

The freshly baked bread is hot.

fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)onomatopoeic or mimetic word

This meaning refers to something that is recent or new in a more abstract sense, such as a new graduate or a recently married couple.

He is a fresh graduate who just finished university.

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He is fresh from college.

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Tanaka only just recently became a newlywed.

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ほやほや

Frequency rank: 34,521. – 34,899.

nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); freshonomatopoeic or mimetic word

This meaning is used to describe something that is physically hot or freshly prepared, typically food, or something that has just been made recently and is still steaming.

The freshly baked bread is hot.

fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)onomatopoeic or mimetic word

This meaning refers to something that is recent or new in a more abstract sense, such as a new graduate or a recently married couple.

He is a fresh graduate who just finished university.

Example sentences3 results

He is fresh from college.

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Tanaka only just recently became a newlywed.

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