本題

• 読み: ほんだい
• ローマ字: hondai
• 漢字の分解: 本 (hon) — main, true; 題 (dai) — topic, subject
• 発音: /hoɴ.da.i/

意味

Main topic; main subject; main issue. The central point of a discussion or presentation.

A noun used to signal the core subject of a conversation, meeting, or written piece. Very commonly used in the set phrase 本題に入る (to get to the main topic) after preliminary remarks. Also seen in 本題に戻る (to return to the main topic) when a discussion has drifted off course. Essential in business meetings, presentations, and formal writing.

例文

1. それでは本題に入りましょう。
2. 雑談はこのくらいにして本題に戻りませんか。
3. 前置きが長くなりましたがそろそろ本題に移ります。

使い方ガイド

場面: meetings, presentations, conversations, writing

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 本 (hon, main/true) + 題 (dai, topic/subject). Literally 'the true topic,' referring to the essential subject at hand as opposed to introductory or tangential matters.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal