ほんばん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほんばん – see the following entry.

【本番】

[noun] the real thing (of an event or action); getting serious

[noun] (more specifically)

[noun] (entertainment) performance or (actual) recording (as opposed to a rehearsal)

[noun] (entertainment) main content; real content (as opposed to filler content)

[noun] (sports) real competition (as opposed to practice)

(This term, ほんばん (honban), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)