also: ぬりいた · ぬりばん
noun
Refers to a blackboard, synonymous with 黒板. The form 塗り板 is now obsolete.
See also: 黒板
先生は塗板に問題を書いた。
The teacher wrote the problem on the blackboard.
noun
lacquering board
Only with reading ぬりいた
A board used for lacquering; restricted to the reading ぬりいた.
職人は塗り板に漆を塗っている。
The craftsman is applying lacquer to the lacquering board.
Older form for 'blackboard'; now obsolete per usage note.
Rare reading variant for the older form.
黒板 is the common modern word for 'blackboard'; 塗板 is a less common synonym.
Compound of 塗 (ぬり, 'painting/coating') + 板 (いた/ばん, 'board'). The reading とばん is a contraction of ぬりばん.