# 番 number

来 (come/future) + 田 (rice field)
★★★★★
12 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

BAN | I'd like to BAN the number 13 because it is unlucky.

## Mnemonic

| I'll come to your rice paddy if you write down the address NUMBER.

## Jukugo

番号(ばんごう) | number ★★★★★ 番 (number) + 号 (ID number) = 番号 (number) number which has been assigned to a thing, as in phone number or apartment number, or ZIP code number.
一番(いちばん) | number one! ★★★★☆ NEO 一 (one) + 番 (number) = 一番 (number one!) the best! Number one!
交番(こうばん) | police box ★★★☆☆ 交 (combine) + 番 (number) = 交番 (police box) police box - a small shop in your neighborhood where police hang out and wait to help you or jail you.
XXX 番目(ばんめ) のYYY | thing in a row ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN COUNTER 番 (number) + 目 (eye) = 番目 (thing in a row) this is a term used in counting things in a row. For instance, in English we'd say "Second book from the right" or "Third shelf from the top" in Japanese, they'd say: 2番目のbook OR 4番目のshelf.

## Used In

- 審

## Synonyms

sequence 順序 順番 序列
turn 順番 出番 互い違い 交互に