盤 面(ばんめん)

ばんめん

noun

board surface; board position (in games)

leisure descriptive

1. board surface; board position; state of the board

The surface of a game board (such as shogi, go, or chess), or the current arrangement of pieces on it.

盤面(ばんめん)をよく見(み)てから打(う)て。

Look carefully at the board before making your move.

盤面(ばんめん)が複雑(ふくざつ)になってきた。

The board position has become complicated.

解説者(かいせつしゃ)が盤面(ばんめん)を見(み)ながら次(つぎ)の一手(いって)を予想(よそう)した。

The commentator predicted the next move while looking at the board position.

Refers to both the physical surface of a game board and the current state of play on it. Most commonly used in the context of 将棋(しょうぎ) (shogi), 囲碁(いご) (go), and チェス (chess). Also used in board game and video game contexts.

Common collocations

盤面(ばんめん)を見(み)る: to look at the board
盤面(ばんめん)が動(うご)く: the board position changes
盤面(ばんめん)を読(よ)む: to read the board position
盤面(ばんめん)全体(ぜんたい): the entire board

Similar words

局面(きょくめん): phase, situation — used in games and more broadly for situations
盤(ばん): board — the physical board itself (将棋盤(しょうぎばん), 碁盤(ごばん))
棋譜(きふ): game record — the written record of moves played

Related Words

Compare: 局面(きょくめん) (phase, situation)

Compare: 棋譜(きふ) (game record)

Compare: 将棋盤(しょうぎばん) (shogi board)

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Added 2026.4.2 2:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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