板前

いたまえ

Meanings

1. Noun chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook See also: 板場 (いたば).
2. area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board (orig. meaning)

Kanji

• 板 board. Read as いた.
• 前 front. Read as まえ.

Example sentences

• おじいちゃんは昔、板前さんでした。
  My grandfather used to be a chef.

Word lists

• Kantō dialect

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists