回 覧 板(かいらんばん)

かいらんばん

noun

neighborhood circular, circulating notice board

1. neighborhood circular, circulating notice board

A clipboard or folder containing community notices that is passed from house to house within a neighborhood association. Each household reads the notices and passes it to the next.

回覧板(かいらんばん)が回(まわ)ってきた。

The neighborhood circular came around.

回覧板(かいらんばん)を隣(となり)に回(まわ)す。

Pass the circular to the next-door neighbor.

町内会(ちょうないかい)からの連絡(れんらく)は回覧板(かいらんばん)で届(とど)く。

Notices from the neighborhood association are delivered via the circulating board.

Forms

回覧(かいらん) (circulation, passing around) + 板(ばん) (board)

Cultural note

A traditional Japanese neighborhood communication system. The 回覧板(かいらんばん) typically contains:

町内会(ちょうないかい) meeting notices
Community event announcements
Garbage collection schedule changes
Local safety information

Each household signs or stamps to confirm they have read it before passing it on.

Related words

町内会(ちょうないかい): neighborhood association
自治会(じちかい): residents' association
回覧(かいらん)する: to circulate

Related Words

Related: 町内会(ちょうないかい) (neighborhood association)

Related: 自治会(じちかい) (residents' association)

Compare: 広報(こうほう)誌(し) (public relations bulletin)

general

Added 2026.2.5 21:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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