じゅうはちばん
Juuhachiban
Other forms: 御箱
Also read: おはこ
十八番 (Juuhachiban) is a Japanese noun meaning “one's favourite party trick (favorite), one's specialty, one's forte, No. 18”.
Meanings
- nounone's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
- nounNo. 18; eighteenth
- nounrepertoire of 18 kabuki plays
Examples
それは彼の十八番だ。
That's his specialty.
私の十八番、チキンのレモン煮よ。
Just my old standby: lemon chicken.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).