お
十
は
八
こ
番

noun

  1. one's favorite party trick (favorite), one's specialty, one's forte.
  2. No. 18, eighteenth.
  3. repertoire of 18 kabuki plays. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
お
十
は
八
こ
番
 十八番 おはこ
じゅう
十
はち
八
ばん
番
 十八番 じゅうはちばん ✔
お
御
はこ
箱
 御箱 おはこ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
turn, number in a series
バン　つが.い　は (2nd, N3)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン　ベン　サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)