Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “看板に偽り無し”

看板に偽り無し

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

Kun/On information

看
On
かん
Kun
み.る
Stroke count
9

・watch over

・see

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板
On
はん;ばん
Kun
いた
Stroke count
8

・plank

・board

・plate

・stage

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偽
On
ぎ;か
Kun
いつわ.る;にせ;いつわ.り
Stroke count
11

・falsehood

・lie

・deceive

・pretend

・counterfeit

・forgery

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無
On
む;ぶ
Kun
な.い
Stroke count
12

・nothingness

・none

・ain't

・nothing

・nil

・not

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