番号(ばんごう)

番号(ばんごう) refers to a number assigned for identification or ordering, such as phone numbers, room numbers, or seat numbers. It does not refer to mathematical quantities.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

• 電話番号(でんわばんごう): phone number
• 部屋番号(へやばんごう): room number
• 暗証番号(あんしょうばんごう): PIN number
• 口座番号(こうざばんごう): account number
• 番号(ばんごう)順(じゅん): numerical order

COMMON PATTERNS:

• 番号(ばんごう)を教(おし)える: to tell someone a number
• 番号(ばんごう)を入力(にゅうりょく)する: to enter a number
• 番号(ばんごう)で呼(よ)ぶ: to call by number

SIMILAR WORDS:

• 番号(ばんごう): number for identification/ordering
• 数字(すうじ): numeral, digit (the symbol itself: 0, 1, 2...)
• 数(かず): quantity, count (how many)
• ナンバー: number (loanword, often for cars or rankings)