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    3. 本領を発揮

    本領を発揮

    本ほん領りょうを​発はっ揮き

    to display one's real ability

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbWork & CareerKanji Vocab43 strokes

    ほんりょうをはっき

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    to display one's real ability, to show one's real ability, to show one's stuff, to show oneself at one's best, to really shine, to come into one's own, to find one's feet (legs), to hit (strike) one's stride

    Stroke 0 / 43

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    Kanji
    領
    えり…(3)
    jurisdiction・dominion・territory・fief・reign
    Kanji
    発
    た.つ・あば.く・おこ.る・つか.わす・はな.つ…(4)
    departure・discharge・publish・emit・start from…(2)
    Kanji
    揮
    ふる.う…(1)
    brandish・wave・wag・swing・shake
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
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