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How to say "Bulletin board" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Bulletin board" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Bulletin board" is "Keijiban", written in japanese as "掲示板".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '掲示板 (けいじばん)' refers to a physical board or surface used to display announcements, notices, or other information. It is commonly found in public spaces such as schools, offices, or community centers, where people can post information that they want to share with others. For example: The new schedule is posted on the bulletin board - (新しい時間割は掲示板に掲示されています).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "掲" means "Hoist", "Display" and "Hold up" and can be read as "Kei" and "Kaka". The kanji "示" means "Show" and "Indicate" and can be read as "Ji", "Shi" and "Shime". And The kanji "板" means "Board" and can be read as "Ban", "Han" and "Ita".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Keijiban" mean in japanese?

"Keijiban" means "Bulletin board" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for hoist, display and hold up?What is the Kanji for show and indicate?What is the Kanji for board?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Bulletin board" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "け" is read as "ke". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "め" is read as "me". The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". And The hiragana "た" is read as "ta".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.