Vocab Info

N1 Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

一人前(いちにんまえ)becoming adult, attaining full manhood or womanhood, coming of age, one helping, one portion

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      one portion, one serving, one person

    2. Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      2.

      adult, grown-up, person who has come of age

    3. No-adjective, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      3.

      fully fledged, established, qualified

    All Forms

    一人前 【いちにんまえ】一人前 【ひとりまえ】一人まえ 【いちにんまえ】一人まえ 【ひとりまえ】

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    Examples

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      居酒屋(いざかや)(いち)人前(にんまえ)刺身(さしみ)(たの)みました。

      I ordered one portion of sashimi in the pub. {becoming adult, attaining full manhood or womanhood, coming of age, one helping, one portion}

      • N1

      息子(むすこ)就職(しゅうしょく)をして、ようやく(いち)人前(にんまえ)になった。

      My son has finally become a full-fledged adult after getting a job. {becoming adult, attaining full manhood or womanhood, coming of age, one helping, one portion}

      • N1

      彼女(かのじょ)はまだ(いち)人前(にんまえ)医者(いしゃ)ではなくて、研修(けんしゅう)()である。

      She is not yet a fully qualified doctor, but a medical intern. {becoming adult, attaining full manhood or womanhood, coming of age, one helping, one portion}

      • N1

      寿司(すし)(いち)人前(にんまえ)といったら、お寿司(すし)二十(にじゅっ)(かん)といったところでしょう。

      When talking about one portion of sushi, it would be about twenty pieces of sushi. {becoming adult, attaining full manhood or womanhood, coming of age, one helping, one portion}

      • N1

      (おや)たるもの、()()(いち)人前(にんまえ)人間(にんげん)(そだ)てることを(あきら)めてはいけません。

      As a parent, one must not give up on raising their child to become a fully-fledged adult. {becoming adult, attaining full manhood or womanhood, coming of age, one helping, one portion}

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