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鍵盤 (けんばん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
keyboard ; key array ; piano keys
Most commonly refers to the keys of a piano, organ, synthesizer, or other keyboard instrument. It can also refer to the key array of devices such as a typewriter, though modern computer keyboards are usually called キーボード.
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One key on the old typewriter keyboard does not move.
Written forms 鍵けん 盤ばん Usage 98%
Standard kanji spelling for the keyboard or key array of an instrument or similar device.
けんばん Usage 2%
Kanji 盤 tray, shallow bowl, platter Similar words キーボード A loanword used very commonly for computer keyboards and also for electronic keyboard instruments; 鍵盤 is more specifically the physical row or set of keys.
鍵けん 盤ばん 楽がっ 器き Means a keyboard instrument, such as a piano or organ; 鍵盤 refers to the keys or keyboard itself.
キー Refers to an individual key on a keyboard or device; 鍵盤 refers to the whole keyboard or key array.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 鍵, associated with keys, and 盤, associated with a board or panel. The spelling transparently matches the idea of a board or array of keys.
