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看板娘

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
看 板 娘
かん
Grade: 6 		ばん
Grade: 3 		むすめ
Grade: S

Etymology

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Compound of 看板 (kanban, “sign, signage”) +‎ 娘 (musume, “girl”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) かんばんむすめ [kàńbáń múꜜsùmè] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [kã̠mba̠m mɯ̟sɨme̞]

Noun

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看(かん)板(ばん)娘(むすめ) • (kanban musume) 

  1. an attractive girl or young woman who stands outside a store to attract customers

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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