番
ばん
hepburn ban
counter for order, turn
Part of speech · counter
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 一番ですか。Which number?
- 私の番です。It is my turn.
Collocations
番 (ban, order)一番 (ichiban)番号 (bangou)順番 (junban, sequence)当番 (touban, duty)
Mnemonic
Ban-counter (番) is "order / turn" — B + no-cluster sequence counter. Two roles: (1) order mark — 1ban, 2ban; (2) turn — watashi no ban. Derived: bangou (number), junban (sequence), touban (duty). Korean beon / charye and Chinese hao / fan / lun parallel; Japans ban multi-use.
Quick check
番 derivatives?