一人前

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	人	前
いち Grade: 1	にん Grade: 1	まえ Grade: 2
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
一	人	前
ひと Grade: 1	り Grade: 1	まえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いちにんまえ [ìchíníńmáé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [it͡ɕiɲ̟ĩmːa̠e̞]

• (Tokyo) ひとりまえ [hìtórímáé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çito̞ɾʲima̠e̞]

Noun

一(いち)人(にん)前(まえ) or 一(ひと)人(り)前(まえ) • (ichinin-mae or hitori-mae) ^{←いちにんまへ (itininmafe)?}

1. full-fledged, qualified, up to standard

   Antonym: 半人前

2. adulthood, behaving like an adult or as a member of the society
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 一人,‎ 前. ("one person's portion")

Synonyms

• (one person's portion): 一(ひと)人(り)分(ぶん) (hitori-bun)