cutting board; chopping board
Standard kitchen tool for cutting food; also used metaphorically for a flat surface or a person being criticized.
野菜をまな板の上で切る。
I cut vegetables on the cutting board.
He was like a carp on a cutting board at the meeting (i.e., at someone's mercy).
flat chest; tiny breasts
Slang, often vulgar; compares a woman's flat chest to a cutting board. Used humorously or derogatorily.
彼女はまな板ってよく言われるけど、気にしてないみたい。
She's often called flat-chested, but she doesn't seem to mind.
I cut the vegetables on the cutting board.
I put the fish on the cutting board and removed the bones.
Please wash the cutting board thoroughly after use.
I cut the meat on the cutting board before putting it in the pot.
counter for thin, flat objects; sheet; plate; coin · serving of soba; portion of gyōza · sumo rank position; wrestler at a given rank · field; rice paddy plot · palanquin bearer
sex show with audience participation
Historical spelling; literally 'true fish board', rarely used in modern Japanese.
Variant kanji form; extremely rare.