お晩ばんおばんMeanings1noungood evening; eveningpolite (teineigo)Polite Tōhoku dialect greeting used in the evening, equivalent to こんばんは in standard Japanese. Often used in the set phrase お晩です.See also: お晩ですお晩ばんです。今日きょうは寒さむいですね。Good evening. It's cold today, isn't it?おばん、元げん気きにしてたか?Evening! Have you been well?