こばん

小 判

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    koban, small oval gold coin used in the Edo period
    historical term

    • それじゃ猫に小判だ。
      It is like casting pearls before swine.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    oval, elliptical, oblong

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    small size (of paper)