Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 一枚看板(いちまいかんばん) in Japanese

一枚看板
Kana Reading
いちまいかんばん
Romaji
ichimaikanban
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    (a) leading player; one's sole Sunday best; the best item one has (to show)
    Example sentence
    おいおい、一枚看板のお前が来れないんじゃ、今日の合コン盛り上がらないよ。 We're counting on you to be the life of the party. It'll bomb if you don't come.

Examples of 一枚看板, いちまいかんばん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

看 JLPT 2

9 strokes

watch over, see

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: み.る

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板 JLPT 2

8 strokes

plank, board, plate, stage

On'Yomi: ハン, バン

Kun'Yomi: いた

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枚 JLPT 2

8 strokes

sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets

On'Yomi: マイ, バイ

Kun'Yomi:

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一 JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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