ビート板(ばん)

びーとばん

noun

kickboard (swimming)

1. kickboard; swimming float board

A flat foam board that a swimmer holds out in front to stay afloat while practicing kicks.

ビート板(ばん)を使(つか)って泳(およ)ぐ。

I swim using a kickboard.

ビート板(ばん)につかまってバタ足(あし)の練習(れんしゅう)をした。

I held on to a kickboard and practiced flutter kicks.

泳(およ)げない子(こ)どもたちは、まずビート板(ばん)を持(も)って水(みず)に慣(な)れるところから始(はじ)める。

Children who can't swim start by holding a kickboard and getting used to the water.

Standard equipment in Japanese school swimming lessons and swimming clubs. Here 板(ばん) is read ばん, not いた.

Common collocations

ビート板(ばん)を使(つか)う: to use a kickboard
ビート板(ばん)につかまる: to hold on to a kickboard
ビート板(ばん)でバタ足(あし): flutter kicks with a kickboard

Related words

浮(う)き輪(わ): swim ring
バタ足(あし): flutter kick

Related Words

Related: 浮(う)き輪(わ) (swim ring)

Related: バタ足(あし) (flutter kick)

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Added 2026.10.13 22:08 · Revised 2026.10.13 22:13

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