Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 十八番(じゅうはちばん) in Japanese

十八番, 御箱
Kana Reading
じゅうはちばん, おはこ
Romaji
jūhachiban, ohako
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    No. 18; eighteenth
    Example sentence
    十八番チキンレモン煮よ Just my old standby: lemon chicken.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
    Example sentence
    それは十八番 That's his specialty.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    one's favourite stunt (favorite); one's specialty

Examples of 十八番, 御箱, じゅうはちばん, おはこ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

15 strokes

box, chest, case, bin, railway car

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: はこ

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JLPT 3

12 strokes

honorable, manipulate, govern

On'Yomi: ギョ, ゴ

Kun'Yomi: おん-, お-, み-

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JLPT 3

12 strokes

turn, number in a series

On'Yomi: バン

Kun'Yomi: つが.い

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

On'Yomi: ハチ

Kun'Yomi: や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう

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JLPT 5

2 strokes

ten

On'Yomi: ジュウ, ジッ, ジュッ

Kun'Yomi: とお, と

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