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Meaning of 本格的 in Japanese
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本格的
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Kana Readingほんかくてき
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Romajihonkakuteki
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Word Senses
Examples of 本格的, ほんかくてき in a sentence
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It began to rain in earnest.
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It's three years since I had a real vacation.
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The superpowers negotiated in earnest for the settlement of the intense conflict.
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もちろん学生時代に英語は勉強したけど、本格的に始めたのはここ２、３年くらい前です。
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.
Kanji in this word
10 strokes
status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar), rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
On'Yomi: カク, コウ, キャク, ゴウ
Kun'Yomi:
8 strokes
bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
On'Yomi: テキ
Kun'Yomi: まと
5 strokes
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
On'Yomi: ホン
Kun'Yomi: もと