also: いたがね
sheet metal; metal plate
Refers to flat, thin metal sheets used in manufacturing, construction, and repair.
Sheet metal is needed for the car repair.
I'm learning sheet metal processing techniques.
More general term for any metal plate; 板金 specifically implies thin, workable sheets.
Standard kanji spelling for both readings; high news frequency.
Alternate reading, less common than いたがね.
Rare variant using 鈑; restricted to ばんきん reading.
Rare variant using 銀; restricted to いたがね reading.
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.