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    3. 本番

    本番

    本ほん番ばん

    performance (as opposed to practice)

    KMT4News #7+1CoreNounTechnologyMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ほんばん

    Noun

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

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    本ほん番ばん前まえに緊きん張ちょうした。

    I was nervous before the actual performance.

    KMT3Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    練れん習しゅうの成せい果かを本ほん番ばんで発ハッ揮キする。

    I will demonstrate the results of my practice in the actual performance.

    KMT4Daily LifeEducation
    彼かれのピアノ演えん奏そうは本ほん番ばんで最さい高こうの出で来きだった。

    His piano performance was the best it could be during the actual show.

    KMT4Music & EntertainmentArt & Design
    システムを本ほん番ばん環かん境きょうにデプロイする。

    Deploy the system to the production environment.

    KMT5Technology
    本ほん番ばんサーバーの監かん視しは非ひ常じょうに重じゅう要ようだ。

    Monitoring the production server is extremely important.

    KMT5TechnologyWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    番
    つが.い…(3)
    turn・number in a series
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