鋲びょう

びょ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing pin; hobnail

Refers to various small metal fasteners: rivets for permanent joining, tacks/thumbtacks for pinning, and hobnails for shoe soles. Context distinguishes the specific type.

この金きん属ぞく板ばんは鋲びょうで留とめてある。
These metal plates are fastened with rivets.
掲けい示じ板ばんに画が鋲びょうでポスターを留とめた。
I pinned the poster to the bulletin board with a thumbtack.

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Kanji

鋲rivet, tack, thumbtack

Don't confuse with

釘くぎN2
鋲 (rivet/tack) usually has a flat head for decorative or permanent fastening, while 釘 is the general term for a hammered nail.

Word family· 9

画が鋲びょう
thumbtack; drawing pin
乳ち鋲びょう
breast-shaped metal ornament
鋲びょう釘くぎ
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing pin; hobnail
太たい鼓こ鋲びょう
round-headed tack; drawing pin
道どう路ろ鋲びょう
road stud; raised pavement marker

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鐶かん甲こう鋲びょう
round-headed tack
鋲びょう打うち機き
riveter; riveting machine
鋲びょう打うち銃じゅう
rivet gun
鋲びょう締じめ機き
riveter; riveting machine

Written forms

鋲びょうUsage74%
Standard kanji spelling for rivet, tack, and similar metal fasteners.
びょうUsage19%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not essential.
ビョウUsage6%

Etymology

The kanji 鋲 is a kokuji (Japanese-created character) combining 金 (metal) and 兵 (soldier/weapon), suggesting a metal fastener. The reading びょう is likely derived from the on'yomi of 兵 (へい/ひょう) with sound change.