土壇場

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
たん
Grade: S

Grade: 2

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(たん)() (dotanba

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

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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