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Kanji: 番

KANJI
番
12 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
つがい
 ON 音 
バン
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
田
Radical name:
た
Meaning:
Turn, number in a series
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 350 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
交番(こうばん)
police box
N5
番号(ばんごう)
number
N4
番組(ばんぐみ)
television or radio program
N3
一番(いちばん)
best, first, number one
N3
順番(じゅんばん)
turn (in line), order of things
N2
当番(とうばん)
being on duty
N2
番地(ばんち)
house number, address
N2
留守番(るすばん)
care-taking, caretaker, house-watching
N1
下番(かばん)
going off duty
N1
番目(ばんめ)
cardinal number suffix
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