“Eleventh hour” in Japanese
Short answer
Eleventh hour in Japanese is “土壇場” (dotanba). Full meaning: last moment, eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period.
Other ways to say “Eleventh hour” in Japanese
遅ればせ
okurebase belated, eleventh-hour
泥縄式
doronawashiki last-minute, eleventh-hour
ドタン場
dotanba last moment, eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
どたん場
dotanba last moment, eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
ドタンバ
dotanba last moment, eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
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