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])[1]
  • 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”)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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