Word details

本腰

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本腰.

Dictionary

Entry

本腰んごしNounFreq #44409
1

strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness

Examples
さて、本腰を入れてまじめな話をしよう。
Now let us get down to a serious talk.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting

13 strokesFrequency 1,306JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ヨウ

Kun

こし

Nanori

うすぐ

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