本格的|ほんかくてきhonkakuteki

1. na-adjectivegenuine; real; authentic; standard; orthodox
2. na-adjectivefull-scale; full-blown; all-out; full-fledged; fully fledged; full; proper; real; earnest; serious
   本格的ほんかくてきな休暇きゅうかは３年ねんぶりだ。↗

   It's three years since I had a real vacation.

• Synonym真正しんせいWrittenA noun for what is genuine and pure; written register, focused on true versus false, while 「本格的」 stresses orthodox, full-scale use and formal starts.
• Synonym本式ほんしきNeutralA neutral-register noun for the formal, unabridged way of doing things; used less often than 「本格的」.
• Related真のしんのWrittenA prenominal modifier meaning true; written register, as in 「真の友」.
• Related正式せいしきNeutralA neutral-register noun for formal, procedurally proper things, as in 「正式発表」.
• Related公式的こうしきてきWrittenA written-register adjectival noun for formulaic or official things; differs from the orthodox, full-scale sense of 「本格的」.
• Antonym簡易的かんいてきWrittenA written-register adjectival noun for simple, easy things; the opposite of the orthodox, full-scale sense of 「本格的」.
• Antonym表面的ひょうめんてきWrittenA written-register adjectival noun for superficial things; the opposite of thorough and full-scale.
• Antonym非本格的NeutralA neutral-register noun for what is not authentic or orthodox; the direct opposite of 「本格的」.

Use 「本格的」 for something authentic and orthodox, or a formal, full-scale start, as in 「本格的なイタリア料理」 and 「本格的に始動」. For what is genuinely pure, choose 「真正」; for procedurally proper, 「正式」; for simple, 「簡易的」; for superficial, 「表面的」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 本来ほんらいの方式ほうしきに従したがうさま。略式りゃくしきでないさま。
2. 本調子ほんちょうしであるさま。程度ていどが軽かるくないさま。