盤

Meaning

盤 centers on a flat, broad surface used for holding or supporting things: a tray, platter, shallow bowl, or tub. The board and phonograph record senses extend naturally from that same idea of a flat, circular or rectangular platform.

• 盤ばん

  board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.)

• 基盤きばん
  N2

  base; basis; foundation; footing; infrastructure

• 序盤じょばん

  opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.)

• 終盤しゅうばん

  endgame; final stage

• 中盤ちゅうばん

  middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midpoint

• 円盤えんばん
  N1

  disk; discus; platter

• 地盤じばん
  N2

  ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)

• 骨盤こつばん

  pelvis

• 鍵盤けんばん

  keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)

• 岩盤がんばん

  bedrock

• 廃盤はいばん

  out-of-print record; out-of-print CD

• 盤面ばんめん

  surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game

• 羅針盤らしんばん

  compass

• 吸盤きゅうばん

  suction cup; suction pad; sucker

• 胎盤たいばん

  placenta

• 大盤振る舞いおおばんぶるまい

  lavish feast; splendid banquet

• 盤石ばんじゃく

  huge rock

• 旋盤せんばん

  lathe

• 碁盤ごばん
  N1

  Go board

• 原盤げんばん

  original recording

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