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Kanji 番

12 strokes

Meaning

turn, number in a series

On'yomi
バン
Kun'yomi
つがい
Strokes
12
JLPT
N3
School grade
Grade 2
Kanken
9級
Frequency
#348 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Words with 番

  • 一番

    いちばん

    best (most), first, number one

    N5
  • 交番

    こうばん

    police box

    N5
  • ~番

    ~ばん

    number ~, ~th (in order)

    N5
  • 番号

    ばんごう

    number, series of digits

    N5
  • 番組

    ばんぐみ

    broadcast program

    N4
  • 順番

    じゅんばん

    turn (in line), order of things

    N3
  • 当番

    とうばん

    being on duty

    N2
  • 番地

    ばんち

    house number, address

    N2

Example sentences

  • 電話でんわ番号ばんごう、何なん番ばん?

    What's the number?

  • どの科目かもくが一番いちばん好すきですか。

    Which subject do you like best?

  • その番組ばんぐみは今こん放送ほうそう中ちゅうです。

    The program is on the air.

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