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今日の漢字
Grade 2JLPT N3

turn, number in a series

12 strokes · frequency rank #348

On
バン
Kun
つが.い

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Common words

  1. いちばんnumber one; first; first place1
    • A pair of canaries are her only friends.

    • I will take this tie, as it seems to be the best.

    • Health is the most important thing.

  2. ばんぐみprogram (e.g. TV); programme2
    • What's on the air this evening?

    • Do you want to watch this program?

    • The program starts at nine o'clock.

  3. ばんごうnumber; series of digits3
    • OK. Let me give you my number.

    • I'm afraid you have the wrong number.

    • You've got the wrong number.

  4. ほんばんperformance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; take4
    • Cough syrup. If I don't drink a mouthful before going on stage I can't settle down!

  5. ばんて(yarn) count5
    • Ted is the second pitcher on the baseball team.

  6. にばんsecond; number two; runner-up6
    • They're in aisle two.

  7. でばんone's turn; one's shift7
  8. ばんづけranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.)8
  9. じゅんばんorder; turn9
    • We skipped his turn on purpose.

    • At last, my turn came.

    • Ken's turn came.

  10. ばんnumber (in a series)10
    • I've been waiting since six o'clock and still my turn hasn't come.

    • My home phone number is, area code two-oh-one, one-two-three, four-five-six-seven.

    • We can conjecture that it may be advantageous for a particular bird to be known to its neighbors or its mate.

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