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N4 · 12 strokes · — · Irodori #296 · Elementary 2 L3

番

number in a series, turn

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Readings

On’yomi
バン
Kun’yomi
つが・い

Example words

  • 電話番号

    でんわばんごう

    telephone number

  • ～番

    ～ばん

    number ～

  • ～番乗り場

    ～ばんのりば

    stand number ～ / pier number ～

  • ～番線

    ～ばんせん

    platform number ～

  • 何番線

    なんばんせん

    which platform

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

A complex 12-stroke character meaning "number in a series" — break it into smaller familiar components to remember it.

🧩Components

Remember "number in a series" (番) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

電話番号 (でんわばんごう) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 電話番号 (でんわばんごう) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: つが・い — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: バン — common in compound words (熟語).