# 板 — board; plank

板 means “board; plank”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ハン (han), バン (ban). Kun'yomi: いた (ita). You'll see it in words such as 板 (ita, “board; plank”).

- Meaning: board; plank
- On'yomi: ハン (han), バン (ban)
- Kun'yomi: いた (ita)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Metal, stone & materials

## How to remember 板

Sounds like 反: both read ハン.

Parts: 木 tree · 反 turn back

## Words with 板

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 板 | いた (ita) | board; plank |
| まな板 | まないた (manaita) | chopping board; cutting board |
| ベニヤ板 | ベニヤいた (beniyaita) | plywood |

## Don't confuse it with

[桑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mulberry/) · [阪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/osaka/) · [返](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/give-back/) · [坂](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/slope/)

## More in the “Metal, stone & materials” set

[石](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/stone/) · [材](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/timber/) · [鉄](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/iron/) · [油](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/oil/) · [玉](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ball/) · [板](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/board/) · [炭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/charcoal/)

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