本番

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1
ばん
Grade: 2
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Pronunciation

Noun

(ほん)(ばん) (honban

  1. the real thing (of an event or action); getting serious
    ここから本番(ほんばん)
    Koko kara ga honban da yo!
    The real thing starts now!
  2. (more specifically)
    1. (entertainment) performance or (actual) recording (as opposed to a rehearsal)
      • Akiyama Toyohiro's (秋山豊寛) first transmission back to Earth
        これ、本番(ほんばん)ですか?
        Kore, honban desu ka?
        Are we live?
    2. (entertainment) main content; real content (as opposed to filler content)
    3. (sports) real competition (as opposed to practice)
    4. (euphemistic) sexual intercourse

Derived terms