Kanji
Readingばん
Frequency20%
Used in (125 in total)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
trial; judgement; judgment
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
court; courthouse
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to give the stamp of approval
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
district court; local court
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to put to trial; to argue in court
moot court; mock trial
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
the same as something was reputed to be
jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition
ōban-yaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
joint seal; joint signatures
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
seal; stamp
trial in absentia; judgment by default (judgement)
trial by lay judges; lay judge trial
shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo
Tokyo Trials; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE
citizen judge system; lay judge system; quasi-jury system
ready-made seal; cheap seal
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
written commentary on notable events or persons
oval; elliptical; oblong
remora; suckerfish; sharksucker (any fish of family Echeneidae); live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
(Japanese) Court of Impeachment
A5; medium octavo; small octavo
A4 paper size (210mm x 297mm)
pocket paperback size (approx. A6)
paperback pocket edition (approx. 17x11 cm)
court injunction; court order
International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE; Tokyo Trials
approving a document without adequately reading it; rubber-stamping
medium-sized paper (approx. 15x21 cm, used for notebooks); medium-sized photo print (approx. 10x13 cm)
ichibuban; Edo-period rectangular coin (usu. gold) worth a quarter ryō
competent court; court having jurisdiction (over a matter); court of competent jurisdiction; court of jurisdiction
tabloid format (newspaper, etc.)
minoban (paper size; 273x394mm)
oval gold coin struck by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1588
appeals court; appellate court
Scopes Trial (landmark US trial on the teaching of evolution in public schools, 1925); Scopes Monkey Trial
octavo (book format); 8vo
medium size; cabinet size (in photography)
original court; court of first instance
A6 paper size (105mm x 148mm)
trial by jury; jury trial
official seal; verification seal; affixing a seal to an official document; making a joint signature or seal
flat paper; flat sheet
ichibubankin; Edo-period rectangular gold coin worth one quarter ryō
wallet-sized (photo)
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
8.3 x 5.4 cm photograph (size)
general forum; general venue
hōei koban; koban coined during the Hōei period
court of review; retrial court
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets
original judgment; original judgement
fake trial; kangaroo court