Meanings
Readings
Common Words
plate; dish; platter; disc
Noun, used as a suffix; Counter
serving; helping; course
kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
starfish; sea star; asteroid; any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea
northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
Common noun
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.)
Common noun
(phonograph) record; disc; disk
Noun, used as a suffix
board; panel; plate
Electronics
(circuit) board; substrate
base; basis; foundation; footing; infrastructure
Geology
bedrock
Computing
platform
endgame; final stage
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.)
early stages; initial phase; outset
ground; crust (earth); bed (gravel, river, etc.)
foundation (building, etc.); base
constituency; power base; support (electoral); footing; foothold
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
disk; discus; platter
flying saucer
disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midpoint
Sports
midfield (in soccer)
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