看板娘

看板娘

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かんばんむ​すめ [kàńbáń múꜜsùmè] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
• IPA^(key): [kã̠mbã̠m mɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝme̞]

Noun

看板娘 (hiragana かんばんむすめ, rōmaji kanban musume)

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

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN