noun
A plank or board placed to cross a ditch, stream, or gap; often temporary.
小川に踏み板を渡して向こう岸へ行った。
We laid a board across the stream and went to the other side.
noun
step; tread; footboard; running board
A flat horizontal surface for stepping on: stair tread, vehicle running board, or platform step.
階段の踏み板が滑りやすくなっている。
The stair treads have become slippery.
昔の車には踏み板が付いていた。
Old cars had running boards.
noun
pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
A foot-operated lever or pedal, especially on an organ, sewing machine, or similar device.
オルガンの踏み板を踏んで音を出す。
Press the organ pedal to produce sound.
Compound of 踏み (fumi, 'stepping', from verb 踏む) + 板 (ita, 'board').