看板

かんばん

[kanban]

Meanings

1.Noun

signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate

2.Noun

draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead

3.Noun

reputation (of a shop); name

4.Noun

appearance; look; show

5.Noun

closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time

新しい店の看板が目立つ場所に設置されたよ。

The new shop's sign was installed in a prominent place.

この看板娘がいるから店が繁盛しているのかも。

The shop may be thriving because of this popular salesgirl.

看板を見て何の店か一目で分かるようにしたい。

I want the sign to make it clear at a glance what kind of shop it is.