正念場

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正 念 場
しょう
Grade: 1 		ねん
Grade: 4 		ば
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 正念 +‎ 場

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょーねんば [shòónéńbá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːnẽ̞mba̠]

Noun

正(しょう)念(ねん)場(ば) • (shōnenba) 

  1. critical moment; do-or-die situation (in particular, for someone to show their worth)
    今(いま)が正念場(しょうねんば)だ。 ― Ima ga shōnenba da. ― Now's the time.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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