# 盤 — game board; foundation

盤 means “game board; foundation”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: バン (ban). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 盤 (ban, “board”).

- Meaning: game board; foundation
- On'yomi: バン (ban)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Things 1

## How to remember 盤

Parts: 般 general kind · 皿 plate

## Words with 盤

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 盤 | ばん (ban) | board |

## Don't confuse it with

[搬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haul/) · [鍛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/forge/)

## More in the “Things 1” set

[鈴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/small-bell/) · [盤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-board/) · [旗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flag/) · [網](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/net/) · [鎖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chain/) · [軸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/axis/) · [卓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/table/) · [俵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/straw-bag/) · [鏡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mirror/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-board/. Last updated 2026-11-01.