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JLPT N2 · Noun

看板 (kanban)

看板 (かんばん, kanban) is a Japanese noun meaning “signboard; sign”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かんばん
Romaji
kanban
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate · noun
  2. draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman · noun
  3. reputation (of a shop); name · noun
  4. appearance; look; show · noun
  5. closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time · noun

Example sentences

日光で看板の文字があせた。
The sun had faded the lettering on the sign.
Tatoeba #122883

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 看板

看
watch over, seeカン・み.る · 9 strokes
板
plank, board, plateハン・バン・いた · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 看板.

看護婦かんごふ(female) nurse看病かんびょうnursing (a patient)看護かんごnursing板いたboard黒板こくばんblackboard

Source: JMdict entry 1213990 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.