koban

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An oval gold coin in the Edo period of feudal Japan.
noun
  1. A small community police office or a police box, especially one in Japan.

Word forms

koban kobans cobang coebang kobang

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 小判(こばん) (koban).

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