noun

  1. signboard, sign, billboard, hoarding, doorplate.
  2. draw, attraction, feature, highlight, spokesman, figurehead.
  3. reputation (of a shop), name.
  4. appearance, look, show.
  5. closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar), closing time.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
看板 かんばん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

watch over, see
み.る カン (6th, N1)
hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
plank, board, plate
ハン いた (3rd, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
anti-
ハン タン そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)