Vocabulary

What does 本番 (ほんばん, honban) mean?

本番 (ほんばん, honban) means performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take.

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Readingほんばん
Romajihonban
Part of speechnoun
ほんばん
honban

performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take

  1. 1noun performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take
  2. 2noun game; match
  3. 3noun high of the season; height (of summer, etc.); actual event (or celebration, etc.)
  4. 4noun penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
  5. 5noun production environment

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