Kanji
What does the kanji 番 mean?
番 means sequence, number; turn; guard duty. On'yomi バン. Kun'yomi つが.い.
Quick facts| On'yomi | バン |
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| Kun'yomi | つが.い |
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| Strokes | 12 |
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| Main radical | 田 |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N3 |
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番On'yomi バンKun'yomi つが.い
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework12 strokes
sequence, number; turn; guard duty
Memory hook
Grains (米) sown over the field (田) one turn at a time and numbered — TURN, NUMBER, WATCH.
Stroke order · 12 strokes
Common words
- 一番いちばんnumber one; the most; first place
- 交番こうばんpolice box (kōban)
- 順番じゅんばんorder, turn
More words with this kanji
- 番号ばんごうnumber
- ～番～ばんcounter for numbers in a sequence
- 番組ばんぐみ(TV/radio) program
- 当番とうばんduty, the person on duty
- 番地ばんちhouse number, street address
- 留守番るすばんhouse-sitting, house-sitter
- ～番目～ばんめthe -th (in a sequence) (suffix)
