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canonical in Japanese

canonical in Japanese is カノン的な — canonical means officially recognized as part of a canon, especially a religious one.

canonical in Japanese

カノン的な
adj
Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.

What does "canonical" mean?

  1. adj Officially recognized as part of a canon, especially a religious one.
    "The Gospel of Luke is a canonical New Testament book."
  2. adj Following the accepted, standard rules for something.
    "Chess has a canonical way to open the game that most players learn first."
  3. adj In its simplest, most standard form.
    "The teacher showed us how to rewrite the fraction in its canonical form."
  4. adj Regarded as the typical or standard example of something.
    "For many readers, that novel is the canonical story of growing up in a small town."
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canonical in a sentence

  • The Gospel of Luke is a canonical New Testament book.
  • Chess has a canonical way to open the game that most players learn first.
  • The editor insisted that every report follow the canonical format used by the whole department.
  • The teacher showed us how to rewrite the fraction in its canonical form.

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What is "canonical" in Japanese?
"canonical" in Japanese is カノン的な. canonical means: Officially recognized as part of a canon, especially a religious one.
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