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    3. 本来

    本来

    本ほん来らい

    originally

    N2KMT2News #3+1CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab12 strokes

    ほんらい

    Adverb, Noun, Particle

    1.
    originally, primarily
    2.
    essentially, intrinsically, naturally, by nature, in (and of) itself

    Noun, Particle

    3.
    proper, rightful, legal, normal

    Stroke 0 / 12

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    これは本ほん来らいの目もく的てきではありません。

    This is not the original purpose.

    KMT2Core Concepts
    本ほん来らい、会かい議ぎは午ご前ぜん中ちゅうに始はじまる予よ定ていでした。

    Originally, the meeting was scheduled to start in the morning.

    KMT2Core ConceptsWork & Career
    本ほん来らいの能のう力りょくを発はっ揮きすれば、もっと良よい結けっ果かが出だせるはずです。

    If you demonstrate your true abilities, you should be able to achieve better results.

    KMT3Core Concepts
    このソフトウェアは本ほん来らい、プログラマー向むけに開かい発はつされました。

    This software was originally developed for programmers.

    KMT3Technology
    本ほん来らいの日に本ほんの文ぶん化かは、自し然ぜんとの調ちょう和わを重おもんじます。

    Traditional Japanese culture values harmony with nature.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    来
    く.る・きた.る・きた.す・き.たす・き.たる・き…(7)
    come・due・next・cause・become
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