まな板(いた)

まないた
noun
cutting board, chopping board
tool
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.
まな板(いた)の鯉(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 俎(まないた) (rare).

Materials

Many Japanese kitchens have separate boards for:

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