also: はいばん
backboard
General term for a board placed at the back of something, such as furniture, a vehicle, or a piece of equipment.
The backboard of this shelf is made of thin plywood.
dorsal plate; tergum
Only with reading はいばん
Entomological term for the hardened plate on the upper (dorsal) side of an insect segment. Read as はいばん.
The dorsal plate of an insect is the hard, plate-like part covering the back of each body segment.
Standard kanji spelling for the general 'backboard' sense.
Reading used specifically for the entomological sense 'dorsal plate/tergum'.
Compound of 背 (back) and 板 (board, plate). The reading せいた is the standard kun'yomi compound reading, while はいばん is an on'yomi reading used in specialized biological contexts.