Meaning of 本領 in Japanese

Definition of 本領

ほんりょう(honryou) 【本領】

(n) speciality; specialty; characteristic
この作家が本領を発揮しているのは短編小説だ。
This writer is at his best in his short stories.
proper function; duty
original fief

にほんりょう(nihonryou) 【日本領】

ほんりょうあんど(honryouando) 【本領安堵】

(n) recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)

ほんりょうをはっき(honryouwohakki) 【本領を発揮】

(exp, vs) 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

彼かれは経済学けいざいがくの話はなしをすると本領ほんりょうを発揮はっきする。

He is in his element when talking economics.

この作家さっかが本領ほんりょうを発揮はっきしているするのは短編小説たんぺんしょうせつだ。

This writer is at his best in his short stories.