JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 班: "squad, corps, unit"
The kanji 班 means "squad, corps, unit, group". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | squad, corps, unit, group |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1592 of 2,501 |
Common words with 班
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 班group; party; team · squad; section
- 西班牙Spain
- 班長squad leader; group leader; team leader
- 班員member of a group
- 救護班relief squad; rescue party
- 一班one group; one squad · group one; squad one
- 取材班team of reporters; news crew
- 首班head; leader; prime minister
- 作業班work party
- 写真班(newspaper) cameramen
- 両班yangban (traditional ruling class of Korea during the Joseon dynasty)
- 班田収授法allotment of rice paddies for cultivation during the cultivator's lifetime (ritsuryō system)
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