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

    Common
    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 helping of sashimi at the izakaya.

      • 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。

      Now that my son's working, he's finally become an adult.

      • 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's not a fully-fledged doctor yet—just a medical intern.

      • 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。

      A one-portion serving of sushi is usually around twenty pieces.

      • 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 parents, we must never give up on raising our children to become fully-fledged adults.

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