番(ばん)

ばん
suffix
number; order; turn
1. number; order
Suffix indicating a number in a sequence or order.
3番(ばん)ホームから発車(はっしゃ)します。
It will depart from platform 3.
彼(かれ)は一(いち)番(ばん)だ。
He is number one.
何(なん)番(ばん)に並(なら)んでいますか。
What number are you in line?

番(ばん) is a suffix indicating order, number, or position in a sequence.

COMMON USES:

  • 1番(ばん), 2番(ばん), 3番(ばん)...: first, second, third...
  • 何(なん)番(ばん): what number?
  • ～番目(ばんめ): -th (ordinal suffix)
  • ～番線(ばんせん): platform number (trains)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 一(いち)番(ばん): number one; best; most
  • 二(に)番(ばん)目(め): second (ordinal)
  • 番号(ばんごう): number (e.g., phone number)
  • 順番(じゅんばん): order, turn

USAGE NOTE:
番(ばん) is used for ordinal positions or identifiers, while 番目(ばんめ) is specifically ordinal (1st, 2nd, etc.).

RELATED:

  • 号(ごう): issue number, size number
  • 番地(ばんち): street address number
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Added 2026.2.4 12:55
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