板

plank, board, plate, stage

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ハンバン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いた

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:8

JLPT:N2

Frequency:926

Vocabulary

ハン

Word	Reading	Meaning
板画	ハンガ	woodcut; woodblock print; art print
甲板	コウハン	deck (of a ship)
鋼板	コウハン	steel sheet; steel plate
合板	ゴウハン	veneer board; plywood; joint publication
板門店	ハンモンテン	Panmunjom (Korea); Panmunjeom; Joint Security Area (Korean Demilitarized Zone)

バン

Word	Reading	Meaning
看板	カンバン	signboard; sign; billboard; hoarding; doorplate; draw; attraction; feature; highlight; spokesman; figurehead; reputation (of a shop); name; appearance; look; show; closing (for the day, esp. of a restaurant or bar); closing time
掲示板	ケイジバン	bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
黒板	コクバン	blackboard
鋼板	コウバン	steel sheet; steel plate
合板	ゴウバン	veneer board; plywood; joint publication

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
出板	しゅっぱん	publication
鉄板	てっぱん	iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
鉄板	テッパン	iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
板	いた	board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab; cutting board; chopping board; chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; stage (i.e. at a theatre)
甲板	かんぱん	deck (of a ship)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

hinge, pivot, door, center of things

sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets

counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast

exam, school, printing, proof, correction

sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal