Japanese symbol for “keyboard”
鍵盤
けんばん
Romaji: kenban
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
In Japanese, keyboard is 鍵盤, read けんばん (kenban).
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Meanings
- n keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
Written forms: 鍵盤、けん盤. Readings: けんばん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “keyboard”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| キーボード | キーボード kiiboodo | keyboard |
| 文字盤 | もじばん mojiban | keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合鍵 | あいかぎ aikagi | duplicate key |
| 鍵屋 | かぎや kagiya | locksmith |
| 打鍵 | だけん daken | keystroke; typing |
| 鍵穴 | かぎあな kagiana | keyhole |
| 鍵っ子 | かぎっこ kagikko | latchkey child; latchkey kid |
| 基盤 | きばん kiban | base; basis; foundation |
| 円盤 | えんばん enban | disk; discus; platter |
| 終盤 | しゅうばん shuuban | endgame; final stage |
See also: Chinese symbol for “keyboard”.
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.