一人前(いちにんまえ)

いちにんまえ
noun
one serving; full-fledged adult
foodperson
1. one serving; one portion (for one person)
Used when ordering or describing food quantities.
ラーメン一人前(いちにんまえ)ください。
One serving of ramen, please.
一人前(いちにんまえ)の量(りょう)が多(おお)すぎて食(た)べきれなかった。
One serving was too much and I couldn't finish it.
この店(みせ)は一人前(いちにんまえ)の量(りょう)がとても多(おお)いので、二人(ふたり)で一人前(いちにんまえ)を分(わ)けて食(た)べた。
This restaurant's servings are very large, so two of us split one serving.
2. full-fledged; fully qualified; independent adult
Describes someone who has become competent or grown into a capable adult.
一人前(いちにんまえ)になりたい。
I want to become a full-fledged adult.
やっと一人前(いちにんまえ)の社会人(しゃかいじん)になれた。
I've finally become a full-fledged member of society.
まだ半人前(はんにんまえ)だけど、いつか一人前(いちにんまえ)の職人(しょくにん)になりたい。
I'm still only half-qualified, but someday I want to become a fully-fledged craftsman.
子(こ)どものくせに一人前(いちにんまえ)の口(くち)を利(き)くな。
Don't talk like a grown-up when you're just a child.
一人前(いちにんまえ)の口(くち)を利(き)く is a set expression meaning to speak as if one were a competent adult.
十年(じゅうねん)修行(しゅぎょう)して、やっと一人前(いちにんまえ)と認(みと)められた。
After ten years of training, I was finally recognized as fully qualified.

一人前(いちにんまえ) has two related meanings.

USAGE (sense 1, servings):

  • 一人前(いちにんまえ) - one serving
  • 二人前(ににんまえ) - two servings (also heard as ふたりまえ)
  • 三人前(さんにんまえ) - three servings

USAGE (sense 2, full-fledged):

Common expressions

Related Words

Antonym: 半人前(はんにんまえ) (half-fledged, not yet competent)
Related: 一皿(ひとさら) (one plate)
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Added 2026.1.18 15:56 · Revised 2026.10.11 10:37
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