人前
Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000
Meanings
1
portion of food; serving
Used when counting or referring to food portions for a certain number of people, often in cooking or ordering contexts.
This recipe is for four servings.
Making a single serving of curry is surprisingly difficult.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉人前注文するto order a certain number of servings
I ordered three servings of sukiyaki.
- 〈数〉人前作るto make a certain number of servings (of food)
I made four servings of curry.
Expressions
- 一人前になるcome of age; become an adult; become fully qualified; stand on one's own