ど
土
たん
壇
ば
場

noun

  1. last moment, eleventh hour. Idiomatic expression.
  2. platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period. Orig. meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ど
土
たん
壇
ば
場
 土壇場 どたんば ✔
　
ど
　
た
　
ん
ば
場
 どたん場 どたんば

Contained Kanji Breakdown

soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
podium, stage, rostrum
ダン (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
truly, wholly, cordial
タン　セン　あつ.い (Kentei 1)
rice storehouse(廩) variant
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
-times, round, game
カイ　まわ.る　エ (2nd, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ　コク (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
location, place
ば　ジョウ　チョウ (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
open, sun
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)