本番

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本	番
ほん Grade: 1	ばん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ほんばん [hòńbáń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [hõ̞mbã̠ɴ]

Noun

本(ほん)番(ばん) • (honban)

the real thing (of an event or action); getting serious
ここからが本番(ほんばん)だよ！
Koko kara ga honban da yo!
The real thing starts now!
(more specifically)
1. (entertainment) performance or (actual) recording (as opposed to a rehearsal)
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

本番環境(ほんばんかんきょう) (honban kankyō)
本番行為(ほんばんこうい) (honban kōi)
本番交渉(ほんばんこうしょう) (honban kōshō)

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