JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 番: "turn, number in a series"
The kanji 番 means "turn, number in a series". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read バン in on'yomi and つが.い in kun'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)
バン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つが.い
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 | turn, number in a series |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 348 of 2,501 |
Common words with 番
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 一番number one; first; first place · best; most
- 番number (in a series) · (one's) turn
- 出番son tour, son heure (de service, de garde) · entrée en scène, temps de présence à l'écran
- 番号number; series of digits
- 本番performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take · game; match
- 順番order; turn
- 番組program (e.g. TV); programme
- 順番にin turns; in series; in order; by rotation
- 留守番care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; staying at home · caretaker; house-sitter
- 定番standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; go-to choice · basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
- 番目the nth ... · divisions of a kabuki performance
- 門番gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge
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