三文判

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