| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 算盤 | そろばん | abacus |
| 中盤 | ちゅうばん | middle (stage) |
| 円盤 | えんばん | disk, discus, platter; flying saucer |
| 地盤 | じばん | stronghold, base, (the) ground |
| 基盤 | きばん | foundation, basis, base, footing |
| 岩盤 | がんばん | bedrock |
| 序盤 | じょばん | the opening(s) (e.g. in a game of go or chess) |
| 文字盤 | もじばん | dial (i.e. labelled face of a timepiece or other measuring device) |
| 旋盤 | せんばん | lathe |
| 盤 | ばん | record; tray; grid, board (e.g. in shogi) |
| 碁盤 | ごばん | Go board |
| 碁盤の目 | ごばんのめ | intersection on a Go board |
| 碁盤縞 | ごばんじま | check, check pattern |
| 終盤 | しゅうばん | endgame, final stage |
| 羅針盤 | らしんばん | compass |
| 胎盤 | たいばん | placenta, afterbirth |
| 骨盤 | こつばん | pelvis |