三文判

Japanese
Kanji in this term
三 文 判
さん
Grade: 1		 もん
Grade: 1		 はん > ばん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Literally a three mon seal. A mon is a historical Japanese currency worth very little similar to a shilling or penny. -ban is the voiced form of 判 (han) and equivalent to 判子 (hanko, “seal”).

Noun

三文判 (hiragana さんもんばん, rōmaji sanmonban)

  1. a cheap seal
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