How to say “whiteboard” in Japanese | ホワイトボード (howaito bōdo)

The Japanese vocabulary「ホワイトボード (howaito bōdo)」means “whiteboard.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

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Key Wordホワイトボード
Hiragana
Romaji Readinghowaito bōdo
English Meaningwhiteboard

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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I erased the words on the whiteboard.

Plain Form:

ホワイトボードの文字もじを消けした。
Howaito bōdo no moji o keshita.

Polite Form:

ホワイトボードの文字を消しました。
Howaito bōdo no moji o keshimashita.

I wrote today’s date on the whiteboard.

Plain Form:

ホワイトボードに今日きょうの日付ひづけを書かいた。
Howaito bōdo ni kyō no hidzuke o kaita.

Polite Form:

ホワイトボードに今日の日付を書きました。
Howaito bōdo ni kyō no hidzuke o kakimashita.

The teacher wrote the answer on the whiteboard.

Plain Form:

先生せんせいが、ホワイトボードに答こたえを書かいた。
Sensei ga, howaito bōdo ni kotae o kaita.

Polite Form:

先生が、ホワイトボードに答えを書きました。
Sensei ga, howaito bōdo ni kotae o kakimashita.

In elementary schools, they use blackboards, but in universities, they use whiteboards.

Plain Form:

小学校しょうがっこうでは黒板こくばんを使つかうが、大学だいがくではホワイトボードを使つかう。
Shōgakkō dewa kokuban o tsukau ga, daigaku dewa howaitobōdo o tsukau.

Polite Form:

小学校では黒板を使うが、大学ではホワイトボードを使います。
Shōgakkō dewa kokuban o tsukau ga, daigaku dewa howaitobōdo o tsukaimasu.

We used a whiteboard in the meeting.

Plain Form:

会議かいぎでホワイトボードを使つかった。
Kaigi de howaito bōdo o tsukatta.

Polite Form:

会議でホワイトボードを使いました。
Kaigi de howaito bōdo o tsukaimashita.

The whiteboard has been dirty since yesterday.

Plain Form:

昨日きのうからホワイトボードが汚よごれている。
Kinō kara howaito bōdo ga yogorete iru.

Polite Form:

昨日からホワイトボードが汚れています。
Kinō kara howaito bōdo ga yogorete imasu.

I installed a whiteboard in the conference room.

Plain Form:

ホワイトボードを会議室かいぎしつに設置せっちした。
Howaito bōdo o kaigijitsu ni setchi shita.

Polite Form:

ホワイトボードを会議室に設置しました。
Howaito bōdo o kaigijitsu ni setchi shimashita.

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