かんばん
Meanings
Noun
1. signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate
2. draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead
3. reputation (of a shop); name
4. appearance; look; show
5. closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time
Pitch accent
んばん
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
just-in-time inventory management; JIT
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
sign out in front; front (for someone)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
signboard depicting scene from a play (usu. outside a theatre)
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
flagship product; leading product; hallmark product
to close one's business
leading player; prima donna; box-office star; best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise
sign maker
just-in-time inventory management; JIT
it's true to its name; it's just like it says on the box
hanging sign
projecting signboard; side signboard; signboard projecting from a building
projecting signboard; side signboard; signboard projecting from a building
digital signage display; electronic billboard; digital signage system
physically exceptional wrestler promoted straight to champion rank during Edo period
photo stand-in; face in the hole board; face cutout stand
photo stand-in; face in the hole board; face cutout stand
Examples (3 in total)
Let's set up a sign here.
Look at the sign in front of you.
The first thing that hits you is the bright red discount drugstore sign.