本格派

Reading

Kana: ほんかくは

Romaji: honkakuha

Definitions

noun

1

classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style

2

purist; follower of the orthodox school

Kanji

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

格

Readings: カク、 コウ、 キャク、 ゴウ

Meanings: status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)

派

Reading: ハ

Meanings: faction, group, party, clique, sect, school

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)の料理(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.