# 板 — Board

Frequency rank 830 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 恋 (Romance), less common than 植 (Plant).

- On’yomi: ばん
- Kun’yomi: いた
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A tree on the left stands anti to something on the right -- a tree cut against the grain, going anti to its natural curves, becomes a flat board.

In words:

- 板 いた — board,plank
- 黒板 こくばん — blackboard
- 看板 かんばん — sign,signboard,doorplate,poster

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