板|いたita[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounboard; plank
- nounsheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab
- nouncutting board; chopping board
- nounchef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cookusu. as 板さん
- nounstage (i.e. at a theatre)
- SynonymボードNeutralLoanword for a board, seen mostly in compounds like 「ホワイトボード」 and 「スノーボード」; can also mean a board of directors.
- Synonym板材いたざいNeutralWooden board material for construction or woodworking; a technical, product-oriented term.
Use 「板」 for ordinary boards and board-shaped things; it also forms compounds like 「まな板」, 「黒板」 and 「掲示板」. Loanword compounds use 「~ボード」, and board material for construction is 「板材」.
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