- 1. [n] last moment; eleventh hour (id)
- 2. [n] platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period — orig. meaning
Kanji in this word
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土
soil, earth, ground, TurkeyOn: ド (do)、 ト (to)Kun: つち (tsuchi)
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壇
podium, stage, rostrum, terraceOn: ダン (dan)、 タン (tan)
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場
location, placeOn: ジョウ (jou)、 チョウ (chou)Kun: ば (ba)
Example Sentences
これは彼の土壇場だ。
koreha kano dotanba da .
This is his eleventh hour.