ほんかくてき
Honkakuteki
本格的 (Honkakuteki) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “genuine, real, authentic, standard”.
Meanings
- na-adjectivegenuine; real; authentic; standard; orthodox
- na-adjectivefull-scale; full-blown; all-out; full-fledged; fully fledged; full
Examples
本格的に雨が降り出した。
It began to rain in earnest.
本格的な休暇は３年ぶりだ。
It's three years since I had a real vacation.
超大国が激しい国境紛争を解決するために本格的に交渉した。
The superpowers negotiated in earnest for the settlement of the intense conflict.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).