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turn
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingバン
Kun readingつが.い
JōyōGrade 2
  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

Radicals and components

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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
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
留守番るすばん
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; staying at home; caretaker
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

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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