Japanese symbol for “blackboard”
黒板
こくばん
Romaji: kokuban
blackboard
In Japanese, blackboard is 黒板, read こくばん (kokuban).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n blackboard
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blackboard”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ボールド | ボールド boorudo | blackboard |
| 塗板 | とばん toban | blackboard |
| ブラックボード | ブラックボード burakkuboodo | blackboard |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黒人 | こくじん kokujin | black person |
| 黒い | くろい kuroi | black |
| 黒字 | くろじ kuroji | (being in) the black; surplus |
| 暗黒 | あんこく ankoku | darkness |
| 白黒 | しろくろ shirokuro | black and white; monochrome |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard; sign; billboard |
| 甲板 | かんぱん kanpan | deck (of a ship) |
| 登板 | とうばん touban | taking the mound; pitching a game |
See also: Chinese symbol for “blackboard”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.