板（いた）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: order book
Example sentences
- 株の板を見て注文を出す。 — He checks the order book before placing his stock order.
- 板が厚いと売買しやすい。 — A thick order book makes trading easier.
Idioms & proverbs containing “板”
- 板子一枚下は地獄 (いたごいちまいしたはじごく) — one plank's thickness below lies hell; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
- 一枚看板 (いちまいかんばん) — leading player; prima donna; box-office star
- 二枚看板 (にまいかんばん) — the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
- 板につく (いたにつく) — to get used to; to become accustomed to
- 立て板に水 (たていたにみず) — eloquence; volubility; (like) water on a standing board
- まな板の鯉 (まないたのこい) — someone doomed to their fate; fish on the chopping board
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