正念場

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
ねん
Grade: 4

Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 正念 +‎

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(しょう)(ねん)() • (shōnenba

  1. critical moment; do-or-die situation (in particular, for someone to show their worth)
    (いま)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