ほんりょう
Honryou
本領 (Honryou) is a Japanese noun meaning “characteristic quality, special character, one's real ability, one's specialty”.
Meanings
- nouncharacteristic quality; special character; one's real ability; one's specialty
- nounone's function; one's duty
- nounfief; inherited estate
Examples
彼は経済学の話をすると本領を発揮する。
He is in his element when talking economics.
この作家が本領を発揮しているのは短編小説だ。
This writer is at his best in his short stories.
悪路になると、この小型の車が本当にその本領を発揮する。
On bad roads this little car really comes into its own.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).