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看板
kanban
Description
看板は、店の名前や商品を書いて、外に出しておくものです。
A 看板 is something that displays the store's name or products outside.
人がよく見える場所にあって、みんなに知らせる役目があります。
A 看板 is placed where many people can see it and serves to inform everyone.
Meanings
看板kanban
sign, signboard, billboard
店の前に大きな看板がある。
There is a big signboard in front of the store.
看板kanban
public face; something used to attract customers
彼はこの店の看板だ。
He is the face of this store.
看板kanban
closing time of a bar or restaurant
すみません、もう看板です。
Sorry, it's already the last call.
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Notes
- Etymology
看 (to watch/look) + 板 (board), literally a board to be looked at.
- Nuance
figurative sense 'look/appearance' underlies phrases like 看板娘 (poster girl of a shop).
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