Vocab Info

N3 Noun

看板(かんばん)signboard, sign, billboard, hoarding, doorplate, draw, attraction, feature, highlight, spokesman, figurehead, reputation (of a shop), appearance, look, closing time

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      signboard, sign, billboard, hoarding, doorplate

    2. Noun

      2.

      draw, attraction, feature, highlight, spokesman, figurehead

    3. Noun

      3.

      reputation (of a shop), name

    4. Noun

      4.

      appearance, look, show

    5. Noun

      5.

      closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar), closing time

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    看板 【かんばん】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Novels Top 3,400

    Examples

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      (みせ)看板(かんばん)赤色(あかいろ)から緑色(みどりいろ)()えましょう。

      Let's change the store sign from red to green.

      • N3

      店員(てんいん)行動(こうどう)のせいで看板(かんばん)(きず)がついてしまった。

      Their reputation was damaged because of the actions of the clerk.

      • N3

      近所(きんじょ)のスーパーは安売(やすう)りを看板(かんばん)にしている(こと)大変(たいへん)有名(ゆうめい)である。

      The neighborhood supermarket is very famous for its reputation for cheap sales.

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      店員(てんいん):「当店(とうてん)看板(かんばん)メニューとなっているのはこちらのラザニアで御座(ござ)います。」

      Clerk: 'Our signature dish is lasagna.'

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      むしゃくしゃしているからってそんな(おこな)いをしては(みせ)看板(かんばん)()いてしまうよ!

      If you do that just because you're pissed off, the spokesperson of the restaurant will cry!

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