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小こ判ばん
Meanings
Noun
1. koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period
Adjective (の)
Noun
2. oval; elliptical; oblong
Noun
3. small size (of paper)
Alt. forms
小こ判ばん
88%
コバン
7%
こばん
3%
Kanji used
小
small
判
judgement
Pitch accent
こ
ばん
こ
ばん
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Used in: 205
Composed of
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
oval; elliptical; oblong
oval; elliptical; oblong
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
hōei koban; koban coined during the Hōei period