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画像掲示板 (がぞうけいじばん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

画が像ぞう掲けい示じ板ばん

Meanings

1

noun

imageboard

internet

An Internet forum where users post images and comments, often anonymously. Common in Japanese online culture.

画が像ぞう掲けい示じ板ばんにイラストを投とう稿こうした。
I posted an illustration on an imageboard.
あの画が像ぞう掲けい示じ板ばんは匿とく名めいで書かき込こめる。
You can post anonymously on that imageboard.

Kanji

画brush-stroke, picture
像statue, picture, image
掲put up (a notice), put up, hoist
示

show, indicate, point out

板plank, board, plate

Similar words

掲けい示じ板ばん
掲示板 is a general bulletin board or forum, while 画像掲示板 specifically focuses on image posting.
電でん子し掲けい示じ板ばん
電子掲示板 (BBS) is a broader term for any electronic bulletin board; 画像掲示板 is a subtype centered on images.

Etymology

Compound of 画像 (image) and 掲示板 (bulletin board), directly calqued from English 'imageboard'.