看板 (Kanban) is a Japanese noun meaning “signboard, sign, billboard, hoarding”.
Meanings
- nounsignboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate
- noundraw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead
- nounreputation (of a shop); name
- nounappearance; look; show
- nounclosing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time
Examples
良酒は看板を要せず。
Good wine needs no bush.
大きな看板があります。
There's a big sign.
ここへ看板を立てよう。
Let's set up a sign here.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).