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こばん
Meanings
Noun
1. koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period
Adjective (の)
Noun
2. oval; elliptical; oblong
Noun
3. small size (of paper)
Alt. forms
小
こ
判
ばん
88%
コバン
7%
こばん
3%
Pitch accent
こ
ばん
こ
ばん
Used in: 18
Composed of
こ
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
ばん
size (of paper or books)
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
こばん
がた
oval; elliptical; oblong
ねこに
こばん
casting pearls before swine;
(lit.)
(giving) a gold coin to a cat
ネコに
こばん
casting pearls before swine;
(lit.)
(giving) a gold coin to a cat
ほうえい
こばん
hōei koban; koban coined during the Hōei period
ねこにまたたびおじょろうに
こばん
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone;
(lit.)
catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes