Word details
看板に偽りなし
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 看板に偽りなし.
Dictionary
Entry
1
it's true to its name; it's just like it says on the box
Examples
あの男鳴り物入りで入社したけど、実力のほど看板に偽りなしだったね。
He came on board this company with a lot of fanfare and he turns out to have the skill and talent to live up to it.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
看
watch over, see
9 strokesFrequency 1,060JLPT N2Grade 6
On
カン
Kun
み.る
板
plank, board, plate, stage
8 strokesFrequency 926JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ハンバン
Kun
いた
偽
falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery
11 strokesFrequency 1,171JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ギカ
Kun
いつわ.るにせいつわ.り
無
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ムブ
Kun
な.い
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