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板

plank
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingハン、バン
Kun readingいた
JōyōGrade 3
  1. sheet (of metal)
  2. plate (of glass)
  3. pane

Synonyms

俎板

Popular Usage

黒板看板

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · anti- · demonstration · cliff (厂) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 781

Compound words

黒板こくばん
blackboard
看板かんばん
signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate
鉄板てっぱん
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
甲板かんぱん
deck (of a ship)
鋼板こうはん
steel sheet; steel plate
合板ごうはん
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
登板とうばん
taking the mound; pitching a game
降板こうばん
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
掲示板けいじばん
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
まな板まないた
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
板門店パンムンジョム
Panmunjom (Korea); Panmunjeom; Joint Security Area (Korean Demilitarized Zone)
ベニヤ板ベニヤいた
plywood
板ガラスいたガラス
plate glass; sheet glass
堰板せきいた
sheeting
鎧板よろいいた
louver slat
鏡板かがみいた
panel
杉板すぎいた
cedar plank
船板ふないた
(ship or shipbuilding) timber or plank
板葺いたぶき
shingle roofing
板塀いたべい
wooden fence
板簾いたすだれ
Venetian blind
俎板まないた
chopping board
栩板とちいた
thick roof shingle (1-3 cm thick, used for shrine buildings and noh stages)
腱板けんばん
rotator cuff

Additional Examples

彼は板にくぎを打ち込んだ。
He drove a nail into the board.tatoeba
彼は黒板に正方形を二つ書いた。
He drew two squares on the blackboard.tatoeba
彼は掲示板にそのビラをびょうで留めた。
He stuck the notice on the board with tacks.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 板

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step