鉄板の上で肉を焼く。
Grill meat on an iron plate.
窓ガラスの板が割れた。
The pane of window glass broke.
noun
cutting board; chopping board
Short for まないた (俎板). Used in kitchen contexts.
See also: 俎板
野菜を板の上で切る。
Cut vegetables on the cutting board.
noun
Abbreviation of 板前 or 板場. Usually used as 板さん, a respectful term for a chef, especially in high-end Japanese cuisine.
板さん、おまかせでお願いします。
Chef, I'll leave it up to you.
noun
Theatrical stage. Often used in compound words like 板付き (already on stage at curtain rise).
彼は板の上では別人のように輝く。
On stage, he shines like a different person.
A chef, especially of Japanese cuisine; 板 is an abbreviation of this word.
A kitchen (especially in a restaurant) or a chef; 板 is an abbreviation of this word.
The kanji 板 originally depicts a flat piece of wood. The reading いた is native Japanese, and the word has been extended to mean any flat, thin object, as well as specialized meanings in theater and culinary contexts.