銅板(どうばん)

どうばん
noun
copper plate; copper sheet
1. copper plate; copper sheet
A flat piece of copper metal, used in construction, art, and crafts.
銅��(どうばん)で屋根(やね)を葺(ふ)く。
To roof with copper plates.
神社(じんじゃ)の屋根(やね)には銅板(どうばん)が使(つか)われていることが多(おお)い。
Copper plates are often used for shrine roofs.
長年(ながねん)の風雨(ふうう)にさらされた銅板(どうばん)の��根(やね)は美(うつく)しい緑青色(ろくしょういろ)に変(か)わり、独特(どくとく)の風格(ふうかく)を醸(かも)し出(だ)す。
A copper plate roof exposed to years of wind and rain turns a beautiful verdigris green, creating a distinctive elegance.

A compound of 銅(どう) (copper) and 板(ばん) (plate, board). Copper plates are widely used in traditional Japanese architecture, especially for roofing shrines and temples. Over time, copper develops a characteristic green patina (緑青(ろくしょう)) that is considered beautiful and is a hallmark of aged Japanese architecture.

銅板(どうばん) is also used in metalworking and printmaking (銅版画(どうはんが), copperplate engraving).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 銅板(どうばん)葺(ぶ)き: copper-plate roofing
  • 銅板(どうばん)の屋根(やね): copper roof
  • 銅板(どうばん)加工(かこう): copper plate processing
  • 銅板(どうばん)レリーフ: copper plate relief

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 鉄板(てっぱん): iron plate; steel plate — thicker and heavier, used for cooking and construction
  • 銅版画(どうはんが): copperplate engraving — a printmaking technique using etched copper plates
  • 金属板(きんぞくばん): metal plate — the general term for any metal sheet
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