WORD DETAIL
洗濯板
せんたくいた
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
洗濯板is read asせんたくいたand means “washboard”. - Basic usage: The examples show a wooden washboard in a folk museum and a historical washing scene recreated with dolls.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Distinguishing senses and uses
- It is a ridged board used to scrub laundry by hand, a household tool especially associated with the period before washing machines.

