一人前

一人前

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	人	前
いち Grade: 1	にん Grade: 1	まえ Grade: 2

Kanji in this term
一	人	前
ひと Grade: 1	り Grade: 1	まえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いちにんまえ [ìchíníńmáé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [it͡ɕiɲ̟ĩmːa̠e̞]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ひとりまえ [hìtórímáé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [çito̞ɾʲima̠e̞]

Noun

一人前 (hiragana いちにんまえ, rōmaji ichininmae, historical hiragana いちにんまへ) (alternative reading hiragana ひとりまえ, romaji hitorimae, historical hiragana ひとりまへ)

1. one person's portion
2. adulthood, behaving like an adult or as a member of the society
3. full-fledged, qualified, up to standard

Synonyms

• (one person's portion): 一 (ひと)人 (り)分 (ぶん) (hitoribun)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN