How to say "panel" in Japanese

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  • パネルCommon
    nounThe everyday word for a panel as a flat physical piece — in a wall, door or machine — and for a display panel; it also serves for a panel of speakers in a discussion.
    私は、ポーチに敷しく木製もくせいのデッキパネルを購入こうにゅうしたいと思おもいます。↗
    I would like to purchase a wooden deck panel that can be laid on the porch.
  • 羽目はめCommon
    nounA construction and carpentry term: the panels fitted to a wall, i.e. paneling or wainscoting. It covers only this building sense — not display panels or a panel of people.
  • 委員会いいんかいCommon
    nounFor 'panel' meaning a group of people convened to deliberate or judge, as in an expert or advisory panel; its basic sense is committee, so it suggests an organized body.
    委員会いいんかいはその議案ぎあんを可決かけつした。↗
    The committee passed the bill.

Use 「パネル」 for a panel as a physical object — a flat board or display surface — and for a discussion panel; 羽目 is the construction term for wall paneling; 委員会 covers a panel of people, i.e. a committee.

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