板金

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 板金 is a noun read ばんきん, meaning sheet metal or the work of shaping and repairing it.
• Basic usage: 薄い板金 identifies the material, while 板金修理 identifies the repair trade or task.
  • 工場で薄い板金を機械に通して曲げた。 describes passing thin sheet metal through a machine to bend it; 作業場には板金修理に使う工具が並んでいた。 describes tools for sheet-metal repair arranged in a workshop.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 板金を機械に通す
  • を marks the metal being processed, while に marks the machine it passes through.
• 板金修理
  • This compound refers to repair work involving sheet metal.
• Material and work senses
  • 薄い板金 is the material, while 板金修理 is the work performed on it.