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How to say 'Genuine' in Japanese | 本格

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The Japanese word for Genuine is 'Honkaku', written as 本格 in Japanese.'Genuine' in hiragana is ほんかく.

    word

    本格

    Meaning

    Genuine

    Reading

    ほんかく

    honkaku

    Kanji

    本Book, Origin 格Status

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '本格 (ほんかく)' refers to something that is genuine, authentic, or full-fledged. It is often used to describe things that are serious, thorough, or of high quality, such as a genuine method, a full-scale effort, or an authentic style. For example: This is a genuine Italian restaurant「これは本格的なイタリアンレストランです」(これはほんかくてきなイタリアンレストランです). The company is making a full-scale effort to improve its services「その会社はサービス改善に本格的に取り組んでいます」(そのかいしゃはサービスかいぜんにほんかくてきにとりくんでいます). The word can also imply a sense of seriousness or commitment, as in '本格的な調査 (ほんかくてきなちょうさ) (a thorough investigation)'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    3283

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 本格

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    本

    Meaning

    Book, Origin

  • kanji

    格

    Meaning

    Status

Words Related to 本格 Through the Kanji 本

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 本 as well.

  • word

    日本

    Meaning

    Japan

  • word

    本

    Meaning

    Book

  • word

    本当

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    本当に

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    基本

    Meaning

    Basis

  • word

    本屋

    Meaning

    Bookstore

  • word

    資本

    Meaning

    Capital

  • word

    本人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    本棚

    Meaning

    Bookshelf

  • word

    本箱

    Meaning

    Bookshelf

  • word

    本質

    Meaning

    Essence

  • word

    本書

    Meaning

    This book

  • word

    本の

    Meaning

    Mere

  • word

    本部

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    根本

    Meaning

    Root, Basis

  • word

    本物

    Meaning

    Real, Genuine

  • word

    資本主義

    Meaning

    Capitalism

  • word

    本社

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    本能

    Meaning

    Instinct

  • word

    本来

    Meaning

    Originally

  • word

    本年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    本日

    Meaning

    Today

  • word

    手本

    Meaning

    Example, Model

  • word

    本気

    Meaning

    Serious

  • word

    見本

    Meaning

    Example, Sample

  • word

    本国

    Meaning

    Home country

  • word

    本店

    Meaning

    Main store

  • word

    古本

    Meaning

    Used book

  • word

    本文

    Meaning

    Main text

  • word

    本音

    Meaning

    True feelings

  • word

    本格的

    Meaning

    Genuine

  • word

    日本酒

    Meaning

    Sake

  • word

    本願

    Meaning

    Vow

  • word

    絵本

    Meaning

    Picture book

  • word

    本体

    Meaning

    Main body

Words Related to 本格 Through the Kanji 格

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 格 as well.

  • word

    合格

    Meaning

    Pass

  • word

    価格

    Meaning

    Price

  • word

    性格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    資格

    Meaning

    Qualification

  • word

    格好

    Meaning

    Appearance, Posture

  • word

    人格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    体格

    Meaning

    Physique

  • word

    不合格

    Meaning

    Failure

  • word

    本格的

    Meaning

    Genuine

  • word

    格差

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    格

    Meaning

    Status

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What does 'Honkaku' (本格) mean?

'Honkaku' means 'Genuine' .

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