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Jan 23, 2024 · 会話の中では、「土壇場でキャンセルされちゃって…」などというように使われる言葉です。一体「土壇場」とは、どのような状況を指すのでしょうか? そこで本記事では、「土壇場」の意味や使い方、よく似た「独壇場」との違い、類語などを解説します。
土壇場. どたんば [dotanba] – Means, “at the last moment” or “in a very dire situation.” In the Edo period, criminals sentenced to death by decapitation were made to lie down on an earthen (土) platform (壇) to for their execution.
これは彼の土壇場だ。 This is his eleventh hour. platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
May 25, 2012 · Well, in Japanese slang, it would be “ dotakyan (suru) “, 「ドタキャン (する)」, the meaning being “to cancel an appointment at the last minute”. This word is a construction between Japanese and English. The word “dotanba” means “last minute” in Japanese.
Definition of 土壇場. Click for more info and examples: どたんば - dotanba - last moment, eleventh hour
Originally, a platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period .
Nov 5, 2016 · A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech—(essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”)—that refers to a situation of peril.