かんばん

[看板] ①［広告板］

**sign

【C】［通例複合語で］ 標識， 標示， 看板∥ a shop ［an inn］ sign 店［宿屋］の看板《◆英国では絵が多い》

signboard

【C】看板， 掲示板

*plate

【C】(金属製の)看板

*notice

【C】掲示(板)， 看板.

▲a sign painter 看板屋.

②［外見・名目・信用］

〔見かけ， 呼び物， 特色， 題目〕

¶→看板だけの

¶→看板役者

¶→看板教授

③［閉店］ (⇒へいてん ) closing time 【U】

看板
sign
signboard
doorplate
poster
billboard
appearance
figurehead
policy
attraction
closing time

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かんばん【看板】

①［広告板］

**sign

〖C〗［通例複合語で］ 標識， 標示， 看板

a shop ［an inn］ sign 店［宿屋］の看板《◆英国では絵が多い》

signboard

〖C〗看板， 掲示板

*plate

〖C〗(金属製の)看板

*notice

〖C〗掲示(板)， 看板.

▲a sign painter 看板屋.

②［外見・名目・信用］

〔見かけ， 呼び物， 特色， 題目〕

¶ → 看板だけの

¶ → 看板役者

¶ → 看板教授

③［閉店］ ( ⇒ へいてん ) closing time 〖U〗

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かんばん【看板】

1 〔商店の〕 a signboard; a sign; (店頭上部の) a fa(s)cia; 〔事務所･医院などの〕 a doorplate; 《米》 a shingle; 〔劇場など興行用の〕 a 《米》 theater marquee [《英》 theatre signboard]; 〔広告用の〕 《米》 a billboard; 《英》 a hoarding.

●店の看板 a store [shop] sign; the name on [outside] a store [shop]

・宿屋[食堂, 美容院, 質屋]の看板 an inn [a restaurant, a hairdresser's, a pawnbroker's] sign

・劇場[映画館]の看板 the sign at a theater [《英》 theatre, cinema].

●もう正月映画の看板が出ていた. They are already advertising the New Year's movies. | There are already advertisements [announcements] out for the New Year movies.

・看板がないと見落としてしまいそうな小さな喫茶店 a little café you might miss if it wasn't for the sign (outside)

・銀行の看板がずらっと並ぶ通り a street with one bank sign after another.

●看板を描く[書く] make [paint, draw] a sign(board)

・看板を出す put up [set up, hang out] a sign; 〔医者･弁護士などが〕 put up a nameplate [placard]; 《米》 hang out a shingle

・合併で新たに看板を塗り替える[書き替える] repaint [rewrite] a sign(board) as a result of a merger

・看板を取り替える change a sign(board); put up a new sign(board).

2 〔代表する人〕 a spokesman [spokeswoman]; the public face 《of a company》; a front (man); 〔(名目だけの)飾りもの〕 a figurehead; a dummy; a person who is just for decoration; 〔人目を引くもの〕 a draw; an attraction; 〔特色〕 a feature; a highlight; 〔外観〕 appearance; look; show.

●看板としてふさわしい人物に会長を頼む ask a person to be chairman of the board who will be a personable representative of the company.

●あんな成績では体操日本の看板が泣く. With results like that, Japan's athletics reputation will be ruined.

●その店は海鮮料理を看板にしている. Sea food is the big thing [draw] at that restaurant.

・野球部を看板にしている高校 a high school that uses its baseball team as a drawing card

・慈善[宗教]を看板にして金もうけをする make money under the guise of charity [religion]; use charity [religion] to make money

・看板に傷がつく 〔評判を落とす〕 damage [ruin] one's [sb's] reputation; blot one's (e)scutcheon

・よくも店の看板に傷をつけて[泥を塗って]くれたな. You've ruined our reputation [dragged our name in the dirt]! | Do you realize what damage you've done to our reputation?

・少なくともわが党の看板にはなる. He'll do [serve] as a figurehead for our party, at least.

・看板に偽りあり. Appearances can be deceiving. | Things aren't what they claim to be [seem].

・看板に偽りなし be genuine; (actually) be what one claims to be; live up to one's reputation; be not sailing under false colors; be true to 《its》 name; can be taken at face value; 《口》 be the genuine article.

●その党は革新の看板を掲げている. They've set themselves up as [They lay claim to being, They want to give the impression that they are] the party of reform. | Reform is the party's catchword.

・看板を塗り変える change one's colors; change front

・3 代目としてお前は角屋の看板をしょっているんだよ. You're third in line, and the reputation of Kadoya rests on you.

・看板を貸す 〔名義を貸す〕 allow sb to use one's name; give sb the right to make use of one's name.

●マラドーナがアルゼンチン･チームの看板だった. Maradona was the star player [the big attraction] on the Argentine team. | It was because of Maradona that the Argentine team was popular.

・私には地盤も看板もカバンもない. I have no constituency [support group], no reputation, and no funds.

・うまい! 看板どおりの味だね. Delicious! It lives up to its reputation [Its reputation is justified].

3 〔閉店すること〕 closing 《a pub》; 〔閉店時刻〕 closing time.

●看板にする close; finish for the day.

●看板を下ろす 〔その日の営業を終える〕 close; finish (business) for the day; 〔廃業する〕 close (down); give up business; cease trading.

●すみませんが, もう看板ですよ. Time, gentlemen, please. | Sorry, we're closing now.

・看板までねばってやろう. Let's stick around till closing time.

一枚看板 ⇒いちまいかんばん.

表看板 ⇒おもてかんばん.

捨て看板 an expendable signboard.

立て看板 a standing signboard.

屋根看板 a roof sign; 《米》 a sky sign.

看板絵 a billboard [signboard] picture; a picture on a billboard.

看板教授 a star [《口》 big shot] professor.

看板照明 billboard lighting.

看板女優 a box-office actress.

●松竹映画の看板女優 a star actress of Shōchiku Films; Shōchiku's big draw.

看板倒れ ⇒かんばんだおれ.

看板娘 ⇒かんばんむすめ.

看板屋 〔人〕 a sign maker; a sign painter; 〔店〕 a sign maker's (shop).