板
Words/compounds
かんばん
sign, signboard, doorplate, poster, billboard, appearance, figurehead, policy, attraction, closing time
Example sentences
掲示板
整えられた長机、いくつかのパイプ椅子、壁の掲示板にはカレンダーとプリント数枚が張られている。
There were long desks lined up, several pipe chairs, and stuck on the bulletin board were a calendar and several printouts.
There were long desks lined up, several pipe chairs, and stuck on the bulletin board were a calendar and several printouts.
黒板
彼は黒板に正方形を二つ書いた。
He drew two squares on the blackboard.
He drew two squares on the blackboard.
看板
あの女優は一座の一枚看板だ。
That actress is the shining star in the company.
That actress is the shining star in the company.
 
あの男鳴り物入りで入社したけど、実力のほど看板に偽りなしだったね。
He came on board this company with a lot of fanfare and he turns out to have the skill and talent to live up to it.
He came on board this company with a lot of fanfare and he turns out to have the skill and talent to live up to it.
 
良酒は看板を要せず。
Good wine needs no bush.
Good wine needs no bush.
立て板に水
立て板に水の如きプレゼンテーション、おそれ入りました。
Your presentation was so smooth and fluent - what can I say?
Your presentation was so smooth and fluent - what can I say?
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