板橋

See also: 板桥

Chinese

board; plank; plate
board; plank; plate; slab
 
bridge
trad. (板橋)
simp. (板桥)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Noun

板橋

  1. wooden plank bridge

Proper noun

板橋

  1. () Banqiao Town (name of various towns in China)
    1. () Banqiao (a town in Nanzhang, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)
    2. () Banqiao (a town in Enshi, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

Etymology 2

From Japanese 板橋(いたはし) (Itahashi), from the former name 枋橋枋桥. The Min Nan and Hakka pronunciations are based on the former name.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

板橋

  1. (, formerly , ) Banqiao, Banciao, Panchiao (a district of New Taipei City, Taiwan)
Descendants
  • English: Banciao, Banqiao, Pan-ch'iao, Panchiao

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いた
Grade: 3
はし
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
ばん
Grade: 3
きょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
いた
Grade: 3
はし > ばし
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Noun

(いた)(ばし) • (itabashi

  1. wooden bridge (made of planks)
    • 1921, 佐藤春夫, 私の父が狸と格闘をした話 [The Story of How My Father Fought a Raccoon Dog]‎[1]:
      すると()(ちい)さな板橋(いたばし)のところへ()自転車(じてんしゃ)(まえ)()(いた)(いた)との隙間(すきま)這入(はい)って仕舞(しま)った。
      Suru to aru chīsana itabashi no tokoro e kite jitensha no mae no wa ga ita to ita to no sukima e haitte shimatta.
      Upon doing so, he came to a small wooden-plank bridge, whereupon the bike's front wheel got stuck in the gap between two planks.

Proper noun

(いた)(ばし) • (Itabashi

  1. Itabashi (one of 23 special wards in Tokyo prefecture, Japan)
  2. a surname

Proper noun

(ばん)(きょう) or (いた)(はし) • (Bankyō or Itahashi

  1. Banqiao District, New Taipei