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) 

1. 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!

2. (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)