Word Meaning 看板

かんばん kamban

看板 is read as かんばん (kamban) and means closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar).

Meaning

English

  1. closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar)
  2. closing time
  3. reputation (of a shop)
  4. name
  5. appearance
  6. look
  7. show
  8. signboard

Reading

Kana

かんばん

Romaji

kamban

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Related Words ,お店 Rank 4512 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

看板大関

かんばんおおぜき

physically exceptional wrestler promoted straight to champion rank during Edo period

看板方式

かんばんほうしき

just-in-time inventory management

看板商品

かんばんしょうひん

flagship product

看板を下ろす

かんばんをおろす

to close one's business

看板屋

かんばんや

sign maker

看板倒れ

かんばんだおれ

ostentatious

看板に偽りなし

かんばんにいつわりなし

it's true to its name

看板娘

かんばんむすめ

pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop

立て看板

たてかんばん

standing signboard

表看板

おもてかんばん

sign out in front

一枚看板

いちまいかんばん

best item one has (to show)

電子看板

でんしかんばん

digital signage display

Example Sentences

10

かんばんのいたがかぜではずれた。

The board on the sign came loose in the wind.

かんばんをみて、そのみせにはいった。

i went into the shop after seeing its signboard.

Good wine needs no bush.

Let's set up a sign here.

Look at the sign in front of you.

What does this sign say?

The sign said: "Beware of dog".

There's a no-smoking sign inside the restaurant.

The sign in the park read "Keep off the grass."

The sign in the park read "Keep off the grass."