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turn
Stroke count: 12

Readings

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Kun readingつが.い
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. turnRtK
  2. number in a series
    彼は村一番の金持ちだったそうだ。He is said to have been the richest man in the village.tatoeba
    番組にも名前が出る。His name is also listed on the program.wiki
  1. number (in a series)
  2. (one's) turn
  3. watch
  4. guard
  5. lookout

Popular Usage

交番番号番組一番順番下番

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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dice · animal tracks · drop (丶) · rice (米) · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2058

Compound words

交番こうばん
police box; koban; small neighborhood police station; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
番号ばんごう
number; series of digits
番組ばんぐみ
program (e.g. TV); programme
一番いちばん
number one; first; first place; best; most
順番じゅんばん
order; turn
留守番るすばん
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; staying at home; caretaker
局番きょくばん
telephone exchange number
出番でばん
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act)
当番とうばん
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
二番にばん
second; number two; runner-up
番犬ばんけん
watchdog; guard dog
番地ばんち
house number; address
番付ばんづけ
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
番目ばんめ
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
本番ほんばん
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take; game; match
輪番りんばん
rotation (e.g. of a duty); taking turns
定番ていばん
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; go-to choice; staple
番手ばんて
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard
一番手いちばんて
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
背番号せばんごう
number on the back of a player's uniform; uniform number; shirt number; squad number
十八番おはこ
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte; No. 18; eighteenth
一番上いちばんうえ
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
朝一番あさいちばん
first thing in the morning
一番乗りいちばんのり
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive

On Reading Examples

彼は彼らみんなの中で一番年上です。いちばん
He is the oldest of them all.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は忘れるといけないので私の電話番号を書き留めた。
He wrote down my phone number in case he should forget it.tatoeba
彼は彼女の古い電話番号を線を引いて抹消した。
He crossed off her old telephone number.tatoeba
彼は彼らみんなの中で一番年上です。
He is the oldest of them all.tatoeba
彼は二番目のレストランの経営を、長女にまかせた。
He put his eldest daughter in charge of his second restaurant.tatoeba
三番組小頭になった。
He became the head of the Sanbangumi (the 3rd group).wiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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