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当番 (とうばん): being on duty — Japanese vocabulary

当番 is read とうばん and means "being on duty". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

当番

Reading
とうばん · touban
Translation
being on duty
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
とうばんが

Example

今日はジョンが当番です。

きょうはジョンがとうばんです。

John is on duty today.

Kanji in this word

  • 当 — hit, right
  • 番 — number, turn

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