Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons

盤: tray, shallow bowl

Also: platter, tub, board, phonograph record

JLPT N115 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

皿 carries the meaning · 般 gives the sound

15 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

バンban · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 盤ばんboard (in shogi, go, chess, etc.)
  • 基盤きばんbase; basis; foundation
  • 終盤しゅうばんendgame; final stage
  • 中盤ちゅうばんmiddle stage; middle phase; middle game
  • 地盤じばんground; crust (earth)
  • 序盤じょばんopening (in a game of go, chess, etc.)
  • 円盤えんばんdisk; discus; platter
  • 岩盤がんばんbedrock

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Dinner is served! Imagine a beautiful ceramic plate or a sturdy wooden bowl ready to hold a feast.”
More in the 皿 plate story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
般

Also built on carrier (般)

盤 takes the 般 family's reading, ハン (han).

皿

Also built on plate (皿)

All 8

Also read バン

8 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
盤 tray · 皿
vs搬 conveyor · 扌
盤 has 皿 where 搬 has 扌.
In ChineseSimplified 盘 · traditional, as in Japanese · pán

Japan keeps the traditional form 盤; mainland China simplifies it to 盘.

Simplified
盘 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
盤 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin pán most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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