- 1. [adj-no, adj-na, n] formal (way); orthodox; regular; proper; real; genuine
- 2. [adj-no, adj-na, n] in earnest; serious; proper; full-blown (e.g. winter)
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | ほんしきな | (honshikina) |
| Non-past, plain | ほんしきだ | (honshikida) |
| Non-past, polite | ほんしきです | (honshikidesu) |
| Past, plain | ほんしきだった | (honshikidatta) |
| Past, polite | ほんしきでした | (honshikideshita) |
| Negative, plain | ほんしきじゃない | (honshikijanai) |
| Negative, polite | ほんしきじゃないです | (honshikijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ほんしきじゃなかった | (honshikijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ほんしきじゃなかったです | (honshikijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ほんしきで | (honshikide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ほんしきなら | (honshikinara) |