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JLPT N1pre-noun adjectivalLevel estimated by Bebop

本ほん格かく

honkaku

genuine, full-scale

Usually encountered in compounds such as 本格的. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 本格ほんかく的てきに雨あめが降ふり出だした。

    It began to rain in earnest.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 本格ほんかく的てきな休暇きゅうかは３年ねんぶりだ。

    It’s three years since I had a real vacation.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. いつも手抜てぬき料理りょうりばっかりだから、今日きょうは本格ほんかく的てきに料理りょうりを作つくろうかな。

    I always make simple recipes, but today I think I want to cook for real.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 本格

  • 本book; presentOnホンKunもと
  • 格status; rankOnカク・コウ・キャク

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