平へい板ばん

noun

flat board; slab; plane table

Refers to a flat, board-like object; also used in surveying for a plane table.

• 作さ業ぎょう台だいに平へい板ばんを置おいて図ず面めんを広ひろげた。

  I placed a flat board on the workbench and spread out the blueprint.

na-adjective, noun

monotonous; dull; flat; boring

Describes something lacking variation, excitement, or depth; often used for speech, writing, or personality.

• 彼かれの講こう演えんは平へい板ばんで、聴ちょう衆しゅうは退たい屈くつしていた。

  His lecture was monotonous, and the audience was bored.

• 平へい板ばんな文ぶん章しょうでは読どく者しゃの心こころをつかめない。

  You can't capture readers' hearts with dull writing.

noun

accentless pitch; even pitch pattern

Linguistics term; abbreviation of 平板型. Refers to the Japanese pitch accent pattern where the pitch stays high without a drop.

See also: 平板型

• 「さくら」は平へい板ばん型がたのアクセントで発はつ音おんされる。

  "Sakura" is pronounced with an accentless pitch pattern.