板
板 — Plank
plank, board, plate, stage
On’yomiハン (han)
On’yomiバン (ban)
Kun’yomiいた (ita)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 板
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard; sign; billboard |
| 板 | いた ita | board; plank; sheet (of metal) |
| 登板 | とうばん touban | taking the mound; pitching a game |
| 板門店 | パンムンジョム panmunjomu | Panmunjom (Korea); Panmunjeom; Joint Security Area (Korean Demilitarized Zone) |
| 鋼板 | こうはん kouhan | steel sheet; steel plate |
| 鉄板 | てっぱん teppan | iron plate; steel plate; sure thing |
Study notes
板 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #926 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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