Japanese symbol for “plywood”
合板
ごうはん
Romaji: gouhan
veneer board; plywood
In Japanese, plywood is 合板, read ごうはん (gouhan).
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 veneer board; plywood
- n joint publication
Written forms: 合板. Readings: ごうはん、ごうばん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “plywood”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ベニヤ板 | ベニヤいた beniyaita | plywood |
| プライウッド | プライウッド puraiuddo | plywood |
| ベニヤ | ベニヤ beniya | plywood |
| 合わせ板 | あわせいた awaseita | veneer board; plywood |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
| 合う | あう au | to come together; to merge; to unite |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination; alliance |
| 合計 | ごうけい goukei | sum total; total amount |
| 看板 | かんばん kanban | signboard; sign; billboard |
| 黒板 | こくばん kokuban | blackboard |
See also: Chinese symbol for “plywood”.
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.