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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

本ほん領りょう

honryou

one’s real ability, forte

Often used in 本領を発揮する. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは経済学けいざいがくの話はなしをすると本領ほんりょうを発揮はっきする。

    He is in his element when talking economics.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 悪路あくろになると、この小型こがたの車くるまが本当ほんとうにその本領ほんりょうを発揮はっきする。

    On bad roads this little car really comes into its own.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 「万里ばんりの本領ほんりょうは文章ぶんしょうにある」とする見方みかたは生前せいぜんからあった。

    Even before his death, there had been an established view that 'Banri’s forte exists in his writing.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 本領

  • 本book; presentOnホンKunもと
  • 領jurisdiction; dominionOnリョウKunえり

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