四番(よんばん)

よんばん
noun
number four; cleanup hitter
numbersports
1. number four; No. 4; the fourth
The fourth item in a numbered sequence or order, such as a seat, counter window, or bus route.
私(わたし)の席(せき)は四番(よんばん)です。
My seat is number four.
四番(よんばん)のバスに乗(の)ってください。
Please take the number four bus.
四番(よんばん)窓口(まどぐち)で手続(てつづ)きをしてください。
Please do the paperwork at counter number four.
2. cleanup hitter; fourth batter in the order (baseball)
The fourth spot in the batting order, traditionally filled by the team's most powerful hitter.
彼(かれ)はチームの四番(よんばん)だ。
He is the team's cleanup hitter.
四番(よんばん)バッターがホームランを打(う)った。
The cleanup hitter hit a home run.
四番(よんばん)は打線(だせん)の中心(ちゅうしん)で、最(もっと)も力(ちから)のある打者(だしゃ)が務(つと)める。
The cleanup spot is the heart of the lineup, filled by the most powerful hitter.

四(よん) (four) + the counter 番(ばん) (number in a sequence). In baseball, the fourth batter — the 四番(よんばん) — is by tradition the team's strongest hitter, so the word alone often means 'cleanup hitter.'

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Added 2026.7.21 9:17 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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