まな(いた)

まないた
noun
cutting board, chopping board
1. cutting board, chopping board
A flat board used as a surface for cutting food in the kitchen.
Cut meat on the cutting board.
Disinfect the cutting board with bleach.
まな(いた)(こい)
A carp on the cutting board. (Idiom: Someone who is at the mercy of others)
Describes helpless resignation to one's fate

Also written as 俎板(まないた) or (まないた) (rare).

Materials:

Many Japanese kitchens have separate boards for:

The idiom 「まな(いた)(こい)」 describes accepting one's fate helplessly, like a fish waiting to be prepared.