本領

• 読み: ほんりょう
• ローマ字: honryō
• 漢字の分解: 本 (hon/moto) — true, fundamental, original; 領 (ryō/osamu) — territory, domain, grasp
• 発音: /ho.ɴ.ɾjo.ː/

意味

One's forte; true ability; full capability; specialty. Refers to the area or skill in which someone truly excels or their full authentic capability.

本領 emphasises the authentic, innate capacity of a person or thing — what they are truly capable of when at their best. Common collocations include 本領を発揮する (to demonstrate one's true ability/come into one's own) and 本領発揮 (the act of demonstrating one's forte). Can also refer to the proper domain or original territory of something.

例文

1. 試合が白熱してくると、彼はようやく本領を発揮し始めた。
2. このチームは逆境に立たされたときにこそ、本領を発揮する。
3. 得意分野で本領を発揮できる環境に置かれると、人は驚くほど成長する。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, workplace, general praise, daily life

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Compound of 本 (hon, true, fundamental, origin) and 領 (ryō, territory, domain, grasp). Originally referred to one's rightful or inherited domain of land. Extended metaphorically to mean the authentic domain of one's ability — what one truly and fundamentally commands.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal