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番

Kanji 番: meaning "number, turn", readings, stroke order

The kanji 番 means "number, turn". On'yomi: バン; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
number, turn
On'yomi
バン
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 番

  • 一番 いちばん — best (most), first, number one
  • 交番 こうばん — police box
  • ~番 ~ばん — ~st; ~th best
  • 番号 ばんごう — number, series of digits
  • 番組 ばんぐみ — broadcast program
  • 順番 じゅんばん — turn (in line), order of things
  • ~番目 ~ばんめ — ~th
  • 当番 とうばん — being on duty
  • 番地 ばんち — house number, address
  • 留守番 るすばん — care-taking, caretaker, house-watching

Stroke order · 12 strokes

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

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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