Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 小判(こばん) in Japanese

小判
Kana Reading
こばん
Romaji
koban
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    koban; small former Japanese oval gold coin
    Example sentence
    猫に小判。 Cast pearls before swine.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    oval
    Example sentence
    それじゃ猫に小判だ。 It is like casting pearls before swine.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    small size (of paper)

Examples of 小判, こばん in a sentence

  • 猫に小判。

    Cast pearls before swine.

  • それじゃ猫に小判だ。

    It is like casting pearls before swine.

Kanji in this word

判 JLPT 3

7 strokes

judgement, signature, stamp, seal

On'Yomi: ハン, バン

Kun'Yomi: わか.る

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小 JLPT 5

3 strokes

little, small

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: ちい.さい, こ-, お-, さ-

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