十八番

じゅうはちばん

Also written おはこ, 御箱

Meanings

1. Noun one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
2. No. 18; eighteenth
3. repertoire of 18 kabuki plays See also: 歌舞伎十八番 (かぶきじゅうはちばん).

Kanji

• 十 ten. Read as ジュウ.
• 八 eight. Read as ハチ.
• 番 number. Read as バン.

Example sentences

• それは彼の十八番だ。
  That's his specialty.

Words containing 十八番

• 歌舞伎十八番 (かぶきじゅうはちばん) repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
• 鬼も十八番茶も出花 (おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな) just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

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