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[ど(土)·たん(壇)·ば(場)]
dotanba
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[どたんば(場)]
dotanba
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Root Words:

[ど(土) + だん(壇) + ば(場)]
do + dan + ba

English Meaning(s) for 土壇場

noun
  1. last moment; eleventh hour
  2. platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period (orig. meaning)
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Definition and Synonyms for 土壇場

Last Minute the latest possible moment
Synonyms: 土壇場, 泥縄式

Meanings for each kanji in 土壇場

» soil; earth; ground; Turkey
» podium; stage; rostrum; terrace
» location; place

Categories 土壇場 is a member of

Minute a particular point in time
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Sample Sentences for 土壇場

We'd better finish up this project before the eleventh hour.
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The bill passed at the last moment.
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I am sorry to cancel the appointment at the last minute.
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Years of resistance to misfortune ended when the settlers' village was overcome by the savages and their hopes and lives came to the bitter end.
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Words failed me at the last minute.
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