板ばん金きん

also: いたがね

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

sheet metal; metal plate

Refers to flat, thin metal sheets used in manufacturing, construction, and repair.

金きん属ぞく板ばん
More general term for any metal plate; 板金 specifically implies thin, workable sheets.

板金Usage93%
- いたがね
  Standard kanji spelling for both readings; high news frequency.
- ばんきん
  Alternate reading, less common than いたがね.
鈑ばん金きんUsage7%
Rare variant using 鈑; restricted to ばんきん reading.
板いた銀がね
Rare variant using 銀; restricted to いたがね reading.
いたがね

Compound of 板 (ita, 'board, plate') and 金 (kane, 'metal'), with rendaku voicing to gane. The reading ばんきん is the on'yomi version.