土壇場

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
土 壇 場
ど
Grade: 1 		たん
Grade: S 		ば
Grade: 2

Etymology

Originally, a platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period​

Pronunciation

Noun

土(ど)壇(たん)場(ば) • (dotanba) 

  1. (idiomatic) the last minute; the eleventh hour

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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