Vocabulary

What does 本格 (ほんかく, honkaku) mean?

本格 (ほんかく, honkaku) means genuine, full-scale, authentic.

Quick facts
Reading	ほんかく
Romaji	honkaku
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

本格ほんかく

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhonkaku

genuine, full-scale, authentic

1noun · adj-f original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)

Example sentences

来月(らいげつ)から本格的(ほんかくてき)な工事(こうじ)が始(はじ)まる。
Full-scale construction will begin next month.
彼(かれ)は本格的(ほんかくてき)にフランス語(ご)を学(まな)び始(はじ)めた。
He began studying French in earnest.