noun

  1. pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
看板娘 かんばんむすめ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

watch over, see
み.る カン (6th, N1)
hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
plank, board, plate
ハン いた (3rd, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
anti-
ハン タン そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
daughter, girl
むすめ こ ジョウ (7th, N3)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant