Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “看板に偽りなし”

看板に偽りなし

かんばんにいつわりなし

it's true to its name; it's just like it says on the box

Example sentence

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.

Kanji details

看

・watch over

・see

板

・plank

・board

・plate

・stage

偽

・falsehood

・lie

・deceive

・pretend

・counterfeit

・forgery