一人前

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 人 前
いち
Grade: 1		 にん
Grade: 1		 まえ
Grade: 2
on’yomi kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
一 人 前
ひと
Grade: 1		 り
Grade: 1		 まえ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) いちにんまえ [ìchíníńmáé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [it͡ɕiɲ̟ĩmːa̠e̞]
  • (Tokyo) ひとりまえ [hìtórímáé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çito̞ɾʲima̠e̞]

Noun

一(いち)人(にん)前(まえ) or 一(ひと)人(り)前(まえ) • (ichinin-mae or hitori-mae) ←いちにんまへ (itininmafe)?

  1. full-fledged, qualified, up to standard
    Antonym: 半人前
  2. adulthood, behaving like an adult or as a member of the society
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 一人,‎ 前. ("one person's portion")

Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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