基板(きばん)

きばん
noun
circuit board; substrate
1. circuit board; printed circuit board; substrate
A flat board made of insulating material on which electronic components are mounted and connected by conductive pathways. Also refers more broadly to any base plate or substrate in manufacturing.
基板(きばん)を交換(こうかん)する。
To replace a circuit board.
基板(きばん)に部品(ぶひん)をはんだ付(づ)けする。
To solder components onto a circuit board.
故障(こしょう)の原因(げんいん)は基板(きばん)の損傷(そんしょう)だった。
The cause of the malfunction was damage to the circuit board.

基板(きばん) refers to a physical board or substrate, most commonly a circuit board in electronics.

HOMOPHONE WARNING:
Do not confuse with 基盤(きばん) (foundation, basis), which is abstract. 基板(きばん) always refers to a physical board.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • プリント基板(きばん): printed circuit board (PCB)
  • 基板(きばん)交換(こうかん): board replacement
  • 基板(きばん)設計(せっけい): board design
  • 電子(でんし)基板(きばん): electronic circuit board

USAGE:
In arcade game culture, 基板(きばん) also refers to the game board hardware itself. This is a technical term most commonly encountered in electronics, manufacturing, and IT contexts.

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Added 2026.3.21 18:55 · Revised 2026.3.30 13:48
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