番 Kanji – turn
The Japanese kanji 番 can mean turn, number in a series.
Meaning and Readings
How is 番 read?
番 has the onyomi reading バン and the kunyomi reading つがい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ban, tsugai.
Common Japanese Words Using 番
These common Japanese words contain 番. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一番（いちばん） — number one, first, first place
- 一番手（いちばんて） — first person (to do), person going first
- 一番乗り（いちばんのり） — first rider in a charge
- 局番（きょくばん） — telephone exchange number
- 交番（こうばん） — police box, koban, small neighborhood police station
- 出番（でばん） — one's turn, one's shift
- 順番（じゅんばん） — order, turn
- 電話番号（でんわばんごう） — telephone number
- 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