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本格

Reading

Kana: ほんかく
Romaji: honkaku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

original method or procedure

2

serious; orthodox; classical; genuine

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: カク、 コウ、 キャク、 ゴウ
Meanings: status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)

Example Sentences

本格的(ほんかくてき)(あめ)()()した。
➥It began to rain in earnest.
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(かれ)料理(りょうり)はフランス仕込(しこ)みの本格派(ほんかくは)だ。
➥His cooking is of the classic French style that he studied in France.
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もちろん学生(がくせい)時代(じだい)英語(えいご)勉強(べんきょう)したけど、本格的(ほんかくてき)(はじ)めたのはここ2、3(ねん)くらい(まえ)です。
➥Oh, sure, I studied English in my school days. But it wasn't until two or three years ago that I really started taking it seriously.
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本格的(ほんかくてき)休暇(きゅうか)は3(ねん)ぶりだ。
➥It's three years since I had a real vacation.
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(ちょう)大国(たいこく)(はげ)しい国境(こっきょう)紛争(ふんそう)解決(かいけつ)するために本格的(ほんかくてき)交渉(こうしょう)した。
➥The superpowers negotiated in earnest for the settlement of the intense conflict.
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