A flat piece of wood; a board or plank used for construction or furniture.
その棚は厚い木の板で作られている。
That shelf is made from thick wooden boards.
床に古い板が軋んでいる。
An old floorboard is creaking.
板をノコギリで切ってサイズを合わせた。
I cut the plank with a saw to fit the right size.
A sheet or plate (e.g. of metal or glass); a slab or pane — a flat plate-like material.
窓のガラス板を新しいものに交換した。
We replaced the window pane with a new one.
工場で鉄板に穴をあける作業をしている。
They are drilling holes in metal plates at the factory.
庭に石の板を敷いて通路を作った。
We laid stone slabs in the garden to make a path.
A cutting board or chopping board used in the kitchen for preparing food.
野菜はまな板の上でよく洗ってから切ってください。
Please wash the vegetables well and then cut them on the cutting board.
まな板で魚をさばくのは慣れが必要だ。
Filleting a fish on a cutting board takes practice.
古い俎板は捨てて、新しいのを買った。
I threw away the old cutting board and bought a new one.
A colloquial way to refer to a cook or chef (especially in Japanese cuisine), often used as '板さん'.
この寿司屋の板さんは腕がいいと評判だ。
The sushi chef at this restaurant is reputed to be very skilled.
居酒屋で板さんにお任せで握ってもらった。
At the izakaya, I left it to the chef to choose and he made the sushi.
料亭では板前と呼ぶが、常連は板さんと親しく呼ぶことが多い。
In a high-end restaurant they're called itamae, but regulars often affectionately call them 'it(a)-san'.
The wooden stage (boards) where performers stand; used to refer to the stage (as in 'on stage').
俳優は板の上で力強く演技した。
The actor performed powerfully on the stage.
舞台の板がきしんで音が響いた。
The stage boards creaked and the sound echoed.
演出家は俳優に板を踏むタイミングを指示した。
The director instructed the actor on the timing to step on the stage boards.