Translation guide
In Japanese, the word for cardboard depends on the type and context. The most common everyday term is 段ボール, referring to corrugated cardboard used for boxes. For thin, flat cardboard like that used in crafts or packaging, 厚紙 is used. There are also more specific terms for cardboard boxes and paperboard.
The thick, wavy-layered material used for moving boxes and packaging.
Stiff, flat paper material, thinner than corrugated cardboard, used for art projects, backing, or packaging.
Specifically a box made of corrugated cardboard.
A general term for paper-based board material, often used in manufacturing.
Technical term for paperboard, including cardboard. Used in industry.
段ボール is corrugated cardboard with a wavy inner layer, used for shipping boxes. 厚紙 is thick, flat paper (cardstock), used for crafts, signs, or packaging like cereal boxes. If you say 厚紙 for a moving box, it sounds wrong.
Corrugated cardboard has a wavy inner layer.
I need a cardboard box.
Please put out the cardboard for recycling.
There's a lot of cardboard.
General term for thick paper or cardstock. Not corrugated.
We did crafts with cardboard.
This box is made of cardboard.
Refers to paperboard or pasteboard, often used for book covers or sturdy packaging. Can sometimes mean corrugated cardboard in certain contexts, but typically a stiff, non-corrugated board.
I made a cover out of cardboard.
Explicitly a cardboard box. Often shortened to just 段ボール in conversation.
I packed books into a cardboard box.
Katakana variant of 段ボール箱.
Assemble a cardboard box.
Production of paperboard has increased.
厚紙は平らで硬い紙です。
Cardstock is flat, stiff paper.
The direct loanword カードボード is not commonly used in Japanese. Stick with 段ボール or 厚紙 depending on the type.
This is made of thick cardboard.