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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.
回覧板が回ってきた。
The neighborhood circular came around.
回覧板を隣に回す。
Pass the circular to the next-door neighbor.
町内会からの連絡は回覧板で届く。
Notices from the neighborhood association are delivered via the circulating board.
WORD FORMATION:
回覧 (circulation, passing around) + 板 (board)
CULTURAL NOTES:
A traditional Japanese neighborhood communication system. The 回覧板 typically contains:
- 町内会 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 TERMS:
- 町内会: neighborhood association
- 自治会: residents' association
- 回覧する: to circulate