かんばん
Meanings
Noun
1. 人々への告知、通知、宣伝、広告等のために使われる広告標識。板状の物体であることが多い。
2. 世間に信用されている店の屋号。および店の信用のこと。
3. 店の名称の権利や営業権。
4. 人々の注意や関心を引きつける効果があるもの。人々からの人気があり、主力となる人や商品のこと。
5. 表向きでの名目や外観、見せかけ。
6. 閉店すること。営業を終えること。
看板を外すところから
7. 選挙区内での知名度や評判。
8. 武家の中間や小者などが仕着せとした短い衣服。法被に似ている。
Pitch accent
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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.