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Japan vs Koban - What's the difference?

japan | koban |

As nouns the difference between japan and koban

is that japan is japanese (person) while koban is an oval gold coin in the edo period of feudal japan or koban can be a small community police office or a police box, especially one in japan.

As an adjective japan

is japanese (of or pertaining to japan, its people or language).

japan

English

(wikipedia Japan)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Proper noun

(-)
  • An island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located to the east of China, Korea and Russia.

    • Synonyms

    * (l) (obsolete) * (l) * (l)

    Derived terms

    * (l) (derogatory) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * Japan allspice * Japan black * Japan camphor * Japan clover * Japan earth * Japan ink * Japan lacquer * Japan pea * Japan varnish

    Related terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * * * ----

    koban

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An oval gold coin in the Edo period of feudal Japan.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small community police office or a police box, especially one in Japan.
    • ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Adjective

  • fatal, baleful, ominous
  • tragic, unlucky

    • Declension

    (sh-adj-defindef)