太鼓判

Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	鼓	判
たい Grade: 2	こ Grade: S	ばん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たいこばん [tàíkóbáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠iko̞bã̠ɴ]

Noun

太(たい)鼓(こ)判(ばん) • (taikoban) ^{←たいこばん (taikoban)?}

1. large stamp
2. seal of approval

   太鼓判(たいこばん)を押(お)す

   taikoban o osu

   to give one's seal of approval

   (literally, “to stamp a large stamp”)