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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
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- Meaning
- genuine; real; regular; normal; typical; standard; orthodox
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- full-scale; full-blown; all-out
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- Parts of speech
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- full-fledged; professional
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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.
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